Word Meaning 殿様

とのさま tonosama

殿様 is read as とのさま (tonosama) and means feudal lord (of the Edo period).

Meaning

English

feudal lord (of the Edo period)
daimyo
man brought up away from the world
arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
nobleman
dignitary
lord

Reading

Kana

とのさま

Romaji

tonosama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 17234 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

殿様仕事

とのさましごと

amateur work (in art)

殿様商法

とのさましょうほう

amateurish way of doing business

殿様商売

とのさましょうばい

dilettantish business

殿様育ち

とのさまそだち

brought up in luxury

殿様風

とのさまふう

lordly air

殿様芸

とのさまげい

dilettantism

お殿様

おとのさま

lord

殿様蛙

とのさまがえる

black-spotted pond frog (Rana nigromaculata)

殿様蝗虫

とのさまばった

migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)

殿下

てんが

your Highness

殿

どの

Mr.

殿堂

でんどう

hall of fame

Example Sentences

殿様の屋敷に行く。

とのさまのやしきにいく。

Go to the lord's mansion.

殿様は大切な人です。

とのさまはたいせつなひとです。

The lord is an important person.

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