歳さい役えき

noun

corvée labor system (ritsuryō)

Historical term referring to the mandatory labor obligation for able-bodied men under the ritsuryō legal codes, typically involving work in the capital.

• 律りつ令りょう制せい下かでは、成せい年ねん男だん子しに歳さい役えきが課かせられていた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, adult men were subject to the corvée labor obligation.