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Kanji Detail for 藩 - "domain, clan, fief"
藩
- Meaning
藩 means "domain, clan, fief."
Domain - A feudal territory ruled by a lord.
Clan - A group of related families.
Fence - A barrier or enclosure.
Protect - To guard and defend.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
clan; enclosure
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
fence; boundary; outlying border
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
fence; hedge; (literary) screen; barrier; vassal state; Taiwan pr. [fan2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
boundary, fence, outlying border
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A fence. The Book of Changes says "A ram butts the fence." | A screen or shield. To protect and defend. Therefore being enfeoffed and stationed is called 分藩 (dividing fiefs), 開藩 (establishing fiefs). In Ming and Qing dynasties, the Provincial Administration Commissioner was called 藩司. Also has the meaning of screening and protecting.
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