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律令制 (ritsuryousei) Japanese meaning: ritsuryō system | Kotomora

律りつ令りょう制せい

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Meanings

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ritsuryō system; ancient East Asian centralized governance system

historical term

Historical term for the Chinese-inspired legal and administrative system adopted in Japan, especially prominent from the 7th to 10th centuries.

See also: 律令

律りつ令りょう制せいは、中ちゅう国ごくの制せい

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The ritsuryō system was established in Japan modeled after Chinese institutions.

奈な良ら時じ代だいには律りつ令りょう制せいに基もとづく中ちゅう央おう集しゅう権けん的てきな統とう治ちが行おこなわれた。

During the Nara period, centralized governance based on the ritsuryō system was practiced.

Kanji

律rhythm, law, regulation
令orders, laws, command
制system, law, rule

Related words

律りつ令りょう
Refers to the penal (ritsu) and administrative (ryō) codes themselves; 律令制 is the broader system built upon them.

Built from

律りつ令りょう+制せい

Etymology

From 律令 (ritsuryō, 'penal and administrative codes') + 制 (-sei, 'system'). The term refers to the system of governance based on these codes.