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殿
でん
1. [suf]
《used in names of large buildings》
▶ hall



History:
2. A 2024-01-08 22:37:47  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
sankoku:〘接尾〙
  Comments:
Doesn't appear to be a stand-alone noun in modern Japanese.
I don't think it's ever a prefix. In something like 殿堂, it's simply the first half of a kanji compound.
紫宸殿 and 清涼殿 are usually described as "halls" in English.
  Diff:
@@ -11,2 +11,3 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>large building</gloss>
+<pos>&suf;</pos>
+<s_inf>used in names of large buildings</s_inf>
+<gloss>hall</gloss>
1. A* 2024-01-08 20:21:30  penname01
  Refs:
sankoku, daijr/s, smk, meikyo, etc.
  Comments:
i was tempted to use n-suf, but it seems like it's sometimes used as a prefix (some kokugos use 接尾 anyway, shinkoku even has contradicting examples)
also has a second sense for titles i think

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