commonage; use of common land
Historical term for the shared use of communal land, such as forests or fields, by members of a village community. Now mostly encountered in historical or legal contexts.
In the Edo period, villagers gathered firewood on common land.
Commonage rights have been recognized as a local custom.
commons; common land
common rights; right of common
Standard kanji form for this historical land-use term.
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.
Rarely used kanji form.
The noun form of 入り合う “to enter or use jointly,” referring historically to the shared use of mountains, forests, grassland, and other common resources.