noun
the same domain; the same province
Historical term referring to the same feudal domain (han) during the Edo period. Used in contexts discussing samurai, daimyo, or domain affiliations.
彼らは同藩の出身で、幼い頃から知り合いだった。
They were from the same domain and had known each other since childhood.
同藩の武士たちは結束が強かった。
The samurai of the same domain had strong solidarity.