口く分ぶん田でん

noun

allotted rice field (ritsuryō system); land distributed to citizens under the ritsuryō system

Historical term from the ritsuryō legal system of ancient Japan. Refers to rice fields allocated to individuals, with yields taxed by the government. Archaic in modern usage.

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、口く分ぶん田でんが民たみに与あたえられた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, allotted rice fields were granted to the people.