殿

Derived characters

 * 澱

Glyph origin


considers the character to be developed from ; and  are added to form, and  is added to emphasize the meaning of “hitting the buttocks”.

Etymology
From. Compare 🇨🇬. Related to.

Whether “lofty building” is related is unclear; suggests that it is a semantic extension of “buttocks”, which are elevated from the ground.

Definitions

 * 1) lofty building; hall; palace; temple
 * 2) to bring up the rear
 * 3)   rear
 * 4)  to protect; to defend
 * 1)  to protect; to defend

Kanji

 * 1) palace, hall, temple
 * 2) lord, noble

Suffix

 * 1) Mr., Ms., a more formal title than  but not so respectful as

Etymology 2
From. First attested in the  of 720.

Noun

 * 1) a feudal lord