noun
loan with interest to farmers (historical)
Archaic term referring to a system in ancient Japan where the government or temples lent rice or money to farmers at interest, often repaid after harvest. Primarily encountered in historical texts.
律令時代には、出挙が農民への融資制度として機能していた。
During the Ritsuryō period, suiko functioned as a lending system for farmers.
この古文書には出挙の利率が記されている。
This ancient document records the interest rate of suiko.
From 出 (to lend out) and 挙 (to raise, collect). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with the ancient Japanese tax and lending system.