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Japanese symbol for “fief”

Romaji: han
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

In Japanese, fief is , read (han).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, n-suf han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

Kanji and stroke order

clan, enclosure
on: ハン
18 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “fief”

WordReadingMeaning
ほんりょう honryoufief; inherited estate
ろく rokustipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief
ほうど houdofeudal estate; daimiate; fief
ほうち houchidaimiate; fief
ちぎょう chigyouterritory given by one's liege; fief; fiefdom

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんしゅ hanshufeudal lord; daimyo
はんし hanshiretainer of a daimyo
はんせい hanseidomain administration (Edo period); clan administration
だっぱん dappanbecoming a lordless samurai
はいはんちけん haihanchikenabolition of the han system and establishment of prefectures (1871)
はんこう hankouhan school; school established by a daimyo for educating the children of the domain's retainers

See also: Chinese symbol for “fief”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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