殿 様(とのさま)

とのさま

noun

feudal lord, lord

1. feudal lord, lord, daimyo

A lord or ruler in feudal Japan. Also used figuratively to describe someone who acts in an authoritative or pampered manner.

殿様(とのさま)は供(とも)を連(つ)れて旅(たび)に出(で)た。

The lord set out on a journey with his retainers.

江戸時代(えどじだい)の殿様(とのさま)は大(おお)きな城(しろ)に住(す)んでいた。

Feudal lords in the Edo period lived in large castles.

彼(かれ)は殿様(とのさま)商売(しょうばい)で失敗(しっぱい)した。

He failed because of his haughty business approach.

殿様商売: doing business in a lordly, complacent manner; not making an effort to attract customers

殿様(とのさま) was the title used for feudal lords in Japan.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

殿様(とのさま)商売(しょうばい): lordly/complacent business (not making effort to attract customers)
殿様(とのさま)ガエル: Japanese tree frog (literally "lord frog")

CULTURAL NOTE:
殿様(とのさま) is often used in historical dramas (時代劇(じだいげき)) and children's stories about feudal Japan.

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Added 2026.2.7 20:20

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