noun
equal-field system
Historical term referring to the land distribution system of ancient China, also adopted in Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods.
均田制は中国の北魏で始まった土地制度です。
The equal-field system was a land system that began in Northern Wei China.
日本でも班田収授法として均田制が導入された。
In Japan, the equal-field system was introduced as the Handen-Shūju Law.
A synonym for 均田制, also meaning 'equal-field system', but less commonly used.
From Chinese 均田制 (jūntiánzhì), literally 'equal-field system'. The term is composed of 均 (equal), 田 (field), and 制 (system).