noun
farmland allotment; allotted rice fields
Historical term referring to the system of state-allocated rice fields under the Ritsuryō codes, especially the 班田収授法.
班田収授法は、律令制のもとで農民に田を班給する制度だった。
The Handen Shūju Law was a system of allotting rice fields to farmers under the Ritsuryō codes.