acreage; land area
Refers to the area of land, especially agricultural land, measured in traditional units (tan). Used in historical and agricultural contexts.
marking off fields in tan units
The act of surveying or dividing land into units of tan (approx. 991.7 m²). Historical term related to land taxation and cadastral surveys.
The acreage of this village is about 50 chōbu.
In the Edo period, land was marked off in tan units to determine the annual tribute.
町歩 is a larger unit of area (1 chōbu = 10 tan), often used together with 反別 in historical land records.
Standard kanji spelling for land area classification and acreage.
Alternate kanji spelling using 段 for the unit of area; less common than 反別.
Compound of 反 (tan, a unit of area) and 別 (classification, distinction). The spelling 段別 uses the variant kanji 段 for the same unit.