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領民 (りょうみん, ryoumin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字
Kanji 領 jurisdiction, dominion, territory 民 people, nation, subjects Related words 領りょう 主しゅ 領主 refers to the feudal lord who rules the domain, while 領民 refers to the people living under that lord's rule.
住じゅう 民みん 住民 is the general modern term for 'residents' or 'inhabitants' of any area, whereas 領民 is specifically historical and tied to feudal domains.
Etymology Compound of 領 (りょう, 'territory, domain') and 民 (みん, 'people'). The term reflects the feudal relationship between a lord and the inhabitants of their land.
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During the Warring States period, the people of the domain paid land taxes to their feudal lord.
