殿下(でんか)

でんか
noun, suffix
His Highness; Her Highness
formalhonorificpersonsociety
1. His/Her Imperial Highness; His/Her Highness
An honorific title for members of the imperial or a royal family other than the emperor, empress, and empress dowager, who are addressed as 陛下(へいか). Placed after a name or title, or used alone in address.
皇太子(こうたいし)殿下(でんか)がお見(み)えになった。
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince has arrived.
秋篠宮(あきしののみや)殿下(でんか)が式典(しきてん)に出席(しゅっせき)された。
His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino attended the ceremony.
英国(えいこく)の王子(おうじ)は、日本(にほん)の報道(ほうどう)では「殿下(でんか)」の敬称(けいしょう)をつけて呼(よ)ばれる。
Britain's princes are referred to in the Japanese press with the honorific title "Highness."

Written as a title after the name: 〜殿下(でんか). Used alone, 殿下(でんか) addresses the person directly ("Your Highness").

Common collocations

  • 皇太子(こうたいし)殿下(でんか): His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince
  • 妃(ひ)殿下(でんか): Her Imperial Highness (a prince's wife)
  • 〜宮(みや)殿下(でんか): Prince 〜

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 陛下(へいか) (Your/His Majesty)
Homophone: 電化(でんか) (electrification)
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Added 2026.10.18 21:21 · Revised 2026.10.18 21:24
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