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What does 殿 (どの, dono) mean?

殿 (どの, dono) means Mr., Ms. (formal honorific suffix).

Quick facts
Readingどの
Romajidono
Part of speechsuffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
どの
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondono

Mr., Ms. (formal honorific suffix)

  1. 1suffix Mr.; Mrs.; Miss

Example sentences

  • "Dono" is a polite way of address.

  • I wrote 'Mr. Yamada' in the letter.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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