Kanji

What does the kanji 藩 mean?

藩 means feudal domain; fief. On'yomi ハン.

Quick facts
On'yomiハン
Strokes18
Main radical艸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ハン
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework18 strokes

feudal domain; fief

Memory hook

Grass (艹) and ditches (氵) round the field (田) as the fence of a domain — FEUDAL DOMAIN, FENCE.

Stroke order · 18 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.