How to say 'Domain' in Japanese | 藩

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The Japanese word for Domain is 'Han', written as 藩 in Japanese.'Domain' in hiragana is はん.

word

藩

Meaning

Domain

Reading

はん

han

Kanji

藩Fief, Fiefdom

Explanation

The Japanese noun '藩 (はん)' refers to a 'domain' or 'feudal domain' during the Edo period in Japan. It was a territory controlled by a daimyo (feudal lord) under the shogunate system. The term is historically significant and is often used in discussions about Japan's feudal era. For example: The domain was prosperous「その藩は繁栄していた」(そのはんははんえいしていた). He governed the domain「彼はその藩を治めた」(かれはそのはんをおさめた). The word is primarily used in historical contexts and is less common in modern everyday language.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1823

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 藩

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

藩

Meaning

Fief, Fiefdom

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