WORD DETAIL
藩主
はんしゅ
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: In
藩主(はんしゅ), domain藩and lord主combine to denote a feudal domain lord. - Basic usage:
藩主is the lord who governed a domain in feudal Japan.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Lord of a feudal domain
- It is historically more specific than a modern local administrator or a generic feudal lord without reference to a domain.