藩
藩 — Clan
clan, enclosure
On’yomiハン (han)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 藩
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 藩 | はん han | han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief |
| 藩主 | はんしゅ hanshu | feudal lord; daimyo |
| 藩士 | はんし hanshi | retainer of a daimyo |
Study notes
藩 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1896 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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