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藩

clan
Stroke count: 18

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. clanRtK
    江戸時代に、各藩の奨励策によって、全国各地に地場産業が興った。Local industry flourished throughout the land in the Edo period thanks to the promotional efforts by each clan.tatoeba
    岡山藩の神社合祀Shrine merger of the Okayama Domainwiki
  2. enclosure
  1. han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods)
  2. feudal domain
  3. fief
  4. province

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · dice · animal tracks · drop (丶) · rice (米) · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2061

Compound words

藩主はんしゅ
feudal lord; daimyo
各藩かくはん
each (feudal) domain
旧藩きゅうはん
former (feudal) domain
同藩どうはん
the same domain
藩学はんがく
han school
藩侯はんこう
feudal lord
藩校はんこう
han school
藩邸はんてい
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
藩閥はんばつ
clanship
藩黌はんこう
han school
旧藩主きゅうはんしゅ
former feudal lord
廃藩置県はいはんちけん
abolition of the han system and establishment of prefectures (1871)

Additional Examples

岡山藩の神社合祀
Shrine merger of the Okayama Domainwiki

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 藩

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step