御殿

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 御殿 is read as ごてん and refers to a palace or a very large, splendid mansion.
• Basic usage: It may name an actual palace in a story or serve as the point of comparison for a grand house.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An actual palace
  • In a story where a prince lives there, 御殿 refers to a palace. Example: 物語の王子は湖のほとりの御殿で暮らしています。
• A comparison with a palace
  • 御殿のような家 describes a house as large or splendid like a palace; it does not state that the house is literally a palace. Example: 丘の上に御殿のような大きな家が建っています。