domain

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 藩 is read はん, has 18 strokes, and relates to Edo-period feudal domains.
• Basic usage: 藩 is read はん, and 藩主 is read はんしゅ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 藩 and 藩主
  • 藩 means feudal domain.
  • 展示では江戸時代の藩で暮らした人々の生活が紹介されている。 means “The exhibition introduces the lives of people in an Edo-period domain.”
  • 藩主 means feudal lord.
  • 時代小説の藩主が家臣を城へ集めた。 means “The feudal lord in the historical novel summoned his retainers to the castle.”