官かん稲とう

noun

state-owned rice (ritsuryō system)

Historical term referring to rice held by the state under the ritsuryō legal system of ancient Japan.

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、官かん稲とうが地ち方ほう行ぎょう政せいの財ざい源げんとして使つかわれた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, state-owned rice was used as a financial resource for local administration.