藩 主(はんしゅ)

はんしゅ

noun

feudal lord; domain lord; daimyō of a han

1. feudal lord; domain lord; daimyō of a han

The lord who governed a han (feudal domain) during the Edo period of Japan. Each han was a semi-autonomous territory granted by the shogun.

藩主(はんしゅ)が城(しろ)に戻(もど)った。

The feudal lord returned to the castle.

この藩(はん)の藩主(はんしゅ)は学問(がくもん)を奨励(しょうれい)した。

The lord of this domain promoted scholarship.

幕末(ばくまつ)には多(おお)くの藩主(はんしゅ)が藩政改革(はんせいかいかく)に取(と)り組(く)んだ。

At the end of the Edo period, many feudal lords undertook reforms of their domain's governance.

A term from the Edo period (1603–1868) referring to the ruler of a 藩(はん) (feudal domain). The 藩主(はんしゅ) held authority over governance, taxation, and military forces within the domain, but owed loyalty to the 将軍(しょうぐん) (shogun) in Edo.

Common collocations

藩主(はんしゅ)の命令(めいれい) — the lord's order
初代(しょだい)藩主(はんしゅ) — the first lord (founder of the domain)
最後(さいご)の藩主(はんしゅ) — the last lord (before abolition of domains)
藩主(はんしゅ)が代(か)わる — the lord changes (succession)

Related words

大名(だいみょう) — feudal lord (broader term used across all periods of Japanese feudalism)
城主(じょうしゅ) — castle lord

Related Words

Related: 大名(だいみょう) (feudal lord)

Compare: 領主(りょうしゅ) (feudal lord)

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