This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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はん
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province; clan
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藩主

蕃主
はんしゅ
feudal lord; daimyo
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藩士

はんし
feudal retainer or warrior
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廃藩置県

はいはんちけん
abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)
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藩校

藩黌
はんこう
clan school; han school
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藩邸

はんてい
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
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脱藩

だっぱん
becoming a lordless samurai
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支藩

しはん
subsidiary domain; sub-fief
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列藩

れっぱん
many feudal clans
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藩閥

はんばつ
clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism