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藩侯 (はんこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

藩はん侯こう

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Meanings

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noun

feudal lord; daimyo

obsolete term

Obsolete historical term for a daimyo or feudal lord during the Edo period. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.

藩はん侯こうは領りょう地ちの統とう治ちと年ねん貢ぐの徴ちょう収しゅうを行おこなった。
The feudal lord governed his domain and collected land taxes.

Kanji

藩clan, enclosure
侯marquis, lord, daimyo

Similar words

大だい名みょう
大名 is the standard modern term for a daimyo; 藩侯 is an obsolete synonym used mainly in historical texts.

Etymology

Compound of 藩 (domain, fief) and 侯 (lord, marquis). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term was used in the Edo period to refer to feudal lords.