廃藩置県

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 廃藩置県 is a noun read はいはんちけん, naming the reform that abolished feudal domains and established prefectures. It combines 廃藩, abolition of domains, with 置県, establishment of prefectures.
• Basic usage: It can be discussed for its purpose in history class or marked as a reform on a timeline.
  • 歴史の授業で廃藩置県の目的を考えた。 says that the purpose of abolishing the domains and establishing prefectures was considered in history class; 年表に廃藩置県を示す印を付けた。 says that the reform was marked on the timeline.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 廃藩置県の目的
  • の links the purpose considered in history class to the reform.
• 年表に印を付ける
  • に marks the timeline as where the symbol for the reform was placed.
• 廃藩 and 置県
  • 廃藩 means abolishing the domains, while 置県 means establishing prefectures; together they name the institutional reform.