五ご畿き七しち道どう

noun

the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan

Historical term referring to the administrative division system used from the Asuka to early Meiji periods. The five home provinces (五畿) are Yamato, Yamashiro, Kawachi, Settsu, and Izumi; the seven circuits (七道) are Tōkaidō, Tōsandō, Hokurikudō, San'indō, San'yōdō, Nankaidō, and Saikaidō.

See also: 五畿 · 七道

• 五ご畿き七しち道どうは、古こ代だい日本にほんの地ち方ほう行ぎょう政せい区く分ぶんである。

  The Gokishichidō is the regional administrative division of ancient Japan.

• 律りつ令りょう制せいのもとで、国くには五ご畿き七しち道どうに分わけられていた。

  Under the Ritsuryō system, the provinces were divided into the Gokishichidō.