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弘仁格 (こうにんきゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弘こう仁にん格きゃく

Meanings

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noun

Ordinance of the Konin Era

A specific historical legal code compiled during the early Heian period (Konin era, 810–824). Used in academic or historical contexts.

弘こう仁にん格きゃくは、平へい安あん時じ代だい初しょ期きの法ほう令れい集しゅうの一ひとつである。
The Konin-kyaku is one of the legal compilations of the early Heian period.

Kanji

弘vast, broad, wide
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence
格status, rank, capacity

Etymology

From 弘仁 (Konin, the era name) + 格 (kyaku, a type of supplementary legal code in the ritsuryō system). The exact derivation is historical; the term refers specifically to the ordinances compiled during that era.