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近江令 (おうみりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

近江おうみ令りょう

Meanings

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noun

Ōmi Code (668 A.D.)

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Historical legal code compiled during the reign of Emperor Tenji. A work of art/literature name; used in historical and legal contexts.

近江おうみ令りょうは天てん智じ天皇てんのうの時じ代だいに制せい定ていされたと伝つたえられる。
The Ōmi Code is said to have been enacted during the reign of Emperor Tenji.
日本にほん最さい古この律りつ令りょう法ほう典てんとして近江おうみ令りょうが挙あげられることがある。
The Ōmi Code is sometimes cited as Japan's oldest ritsuryō legal code.

Kanji

近near, early, akin
江creek, inlet, bay
令orders, laws, command

Etymology

From 近江 (Ōmi, an old province) + 令 (ryō, 'administrative code'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the code's existence is debated among scholars.