力りき役やく

noun

forced labor (historical, under the ritsuryō system)

Historical term referring to compulsory labor imposed by the government, particularly under the ritsuryō legal system of ancient Japan.

• 律りつ令りょう制せい下かでは、農のう民みんに力りき役やくが課かせられていた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, forced labor was imposed on farmers.