noun
separation of farmers and samurai
Historical term referring to the policy, implemented from the Azuchi-Momoyama period through the Edo period, that legally separated the warrior and peasant classes, disarming peasants and consolidating military power in the samurai class.
兵農分離は豊臣秀吉の刀狩りによって大きく進んだ。
The separation of farmers and samurai advanced greatly through Toyotomi Hideyoshi's sword hunt.
Compound of 兵 (へい, 'soldier'), 農 (のう, 'farmer'), and 分離 (ぶんり, 'separation'). The term describes a historical policy rather than having a deeper etymological origin.