廃藩置県

Reading

Kana: はいはんちけん

Romaji: haihanchiken

Definition

noun

1

abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

廃

Readings: ハイ、 すた.れる、 すた.る

Meanings: abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

藩

Reading: ハン

Meanings: clan, enclosure

置

Readings: チ、 お.く、 -お.き

Meanings: placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn

県

Readings: ケン、 か.ける

Meaning: prefecture