宮殿

きゅうでん · kyuuden · JLPT N1 · noun

palace

🏯 宮 = palace hall, 殿 = hall; a grand hall of the emperor, sounds like 'cue den' (cue the palace)

宮殿 combines 宮 (palace, residence) and 殿 (grand hall). Think 'kyuu' like a cue, then 'den' like den: the emperor's den is a palace.