also: りつれい
ritsuryō; ancient Japanese legal codes
Historical term referring to the criminal, administrative, and civil codes of the Nara and Heian periods, modeled after Chinese legal systems. Often used in historical or academic contexts.
The ritsuryō system was established in the Nara period.
This law was influenced by the ritsuryō codes.
ritsuryō system; ancient East Asian centralized governance system
ritsuryō state; Japanese nation under the ritsuryō codes
codes of laws and ethics (Tang Code)
Standard kanji spelling. The reading りつりょう is the modern standard.
Alternate historical reading, less common today.
From Chinese 律令 (lǜlìng), referring to legal codes. Adopted into Japanese as a term for the ancient legal system.