noun
han school; domain school
Historical term for a school established by a daimyo during the Edo period to educate the children of his retainers.
江戸時代、各藩は藩校を設立して武士の子弟を教育した。
During the Edo period, each domain established han schools to educate the children of samurai.
寺子屋 were commoner schools teaching basic literacy and arithmetic, while 藩校 were official domain schools for samurai children.
Compound of 藩 (domain) and 校 (school).