Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1896 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 18
Meaning: clan, enclosure
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ハン
Composition: 艹 潘
Radical: 艸
Meaning: grass
藩 (ハン) feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures), fiefdom, province
藩主 (ハンシュ) feudal lord, daimyo
大藩 (タイハン) large feudal domain, large fiefdom, powerful clan
廃藩 (ハイハン) abolition of the han system