殿

• 読み: どの
• ローマ字: dono
• 漢字の分解: 殿 (den/dono/tono) — palace, lord, Mr./Ms.
• 発音: /do.no/

意味

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. A formal honorific suffix used in official documents and correspondence.

An honorific suffix attached to names, more formal than 様 (sama) in certain official contexts. Historically used by feudal lords and samurai. Today it appears primarily in official certificates, business letters addressed to subordinates, and formal announcements. Read as どの when used as a suffix.

例文

1. 田中殿、会議の時間が変わりました。
2. 賞状には山本太郎殿と書いてあります。
3. 社員全員に殿付けで通知を送ります。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, official documents, certificates

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

Originally referred to a palace or lord's residence (殿 = hall/palace). Extended to mean the lord who resided there, then became an honorific for people of high status. The kanji combines 尸 (body radical) and 殳 (weapon), originally depicting a grand hall.

文化的背景

時代: Medieval

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal