殿上

Japanese

Kanji in this term
殿	上
てん Grade: S	じょう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

殿(てん)上(じょう) • (tenjō) 

1. (historical, Heian period) the palace floor, the interior of the emperor's palace
2. the emperor's court

   殿上(てんじょう)を許(ゆる)す

   tenjō o yurusu

   admit into the Emperor's court

Derived terms

• 殿上人(てんじょうびと) (tenjōbito, “courtier”)
• 殿上眉(てんじょうまゆ) (tenjō mayu, “false eyebrows”)