付ふ庸よう

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Meanings

Historical term for a state or territory that is subordinate to a more powerful state, often in the context of pre-modern East Asian tributary systems. Rare in everyday conversation; mainly appears in historical or political texts.

その小しょう国こくは大たい国こくの付ふ庸ようとして存そん続ぞくした。
The small country survived as a dependency of the great power.
歴れき史し書しょには、周しゅう辺へんの付ふ庸よう国こくについての記き述じゅつがある。
The history book contains descriptions of the surrounding vassal states.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
庸commonplace, ordinary, employment
附affixed, attach, refer to

Related words

属ぞっ国こく
属国 is a more common and modern term for a subordinate state, while 付庸 is a historical term often used in the context of Chinese-style tributary relationships.
保ほ護ご国こく
保護国 implies a protectorate with some degree of autonomy, whereas 付庸 suggests a more direct subordination.

Written forms

付ふ庸よう
Standard kanji form for 'dependency' or 'vassal state'.
附ふ庸ようUsage100%
Variant kanji form using 附 instead of 付; both are used in historical contexts.

Etymology

From Chinese 附庸 (fùyōng), meaning a small state attached to a larger one. The Japanese reading is ふよう, using the kanji 付 or 附 for 'attach' and 庸 for 'service' or 'tribute'.