七しち道どう

noun

the seven districts of ancient Japan

Historical term referring to the seven major administrative regions (道) of Japan under the Ritsuryō system: Tōkaidō, Tōsandō, Hokurikudō, San'indō, San'yōdō, Nankaidō, and Saikaidō.

• 律りつ令りょう制せい下かの日本にほんは、七しち道どうに区く分ぶんされていた。

  Under the Ritsuryō system, Japan was divided into the seven districts.