道みちの口くち

noun

part of a province closest to the capital

Archaic administrative term referring to the area of a province nearest to the capital, contrasted with 道の後 (the farthest part) and 道の中 (the middle part).

See also: 道の後 · 道の中

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、道みちの口くちは都みやこに近ちかい地ち域いきを指さした。

  Under the ritsuryō system, 道の口 referred to the area of a province closest to the capital.