counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor
Archaic counter, now largely replaced by 着 (ちゃく) for clothing and 具 (ぐ) or 領 (りょう) in very limited historical contexts. See also 両 (りょう) for a similar archaic counter.
See also: 両 (りょう)
This area was once the domain of the Takeda clan.
この地域はかつて○○領だった。
This area was once part of the territory of XX.
In old documents, it is written as 'one set of armor'.
Three suits of armor are on display at the museum.
版図 is a formal literary word for the extent of a ruler's or nation's domain, while 領 is used more as a suffix attached to a specific name (e.g. 徳川領) to mean 'territory of'.
The kanji 領 originally meant 'neck' or 'collar', and by extension came to refer to the area under one's control (territory) and to items counted by the collar or neck (suits of clothing, armor). The reading りょう is the on'yomi.
true character; real ability; specialty · proper function; duty · fief; inherited estate
territorial waters; territorial sea
head; chief; boss; leader
consul
possession; territorial possession
territorial airspace
head; chief; boss
platform; mission statement; general plan
within a territory; inside the domain
territory; domain; fief
territory; domain; sphere of influence
humbly receive; be granted
control; management; person in control
people of a feudal domain; population of a fief
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
self-governing dominion
temple's territory; temple's estate
leader; chief; boss
shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun · imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor
eldest child; first-born child; heir · pre-ritsuryō provincial official · head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)