班田収授法はんでんしゅうじゅのほう

Meanings

allotment of rice paddies for lifetime cultivation under the ritsuryō system

historical term

Historical term referring to the land distribution system of the ritsuryō state, where rice paddies were allotted to individuals for cultivation during their lifetime.

班田収授法はんでんしゅうじゅのほうは、律りつ令りょう制せいのもとで農のう民みんに田たを支し給きゅうする制せい度どだった。
The Handen Shūju Law was a system under the ritsuryō codes that granted rice paddies to farmers.

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Kanji

班squad, corps, unit
田rice field, rice paddy
収income, obtain, reap
授impart, instruct, grant
法method, law, rule

Related words

班はん田でん制せい
班田制 is the broader land-allotment system, while 班田収授法 specifically refers to the legal code governing the distribution.
律りつ令りょう制せい
律令制 is the overall ritsuryō legal and administrative system, of which the Handen Shūju Law was a part.

Written forms

班田収授法はんでんしゅうじゅのほう
Standard kanji form for this historical term.
班はん田でん収しゅう授じゅの法ほう
Variant with の inserted; both forms refer to the same historical system.

Etymology

Compound of 班田 (handen, 'allotment of rice paddies'), 収授 (shūju, 'collection and distribution'), and 法 (hō, 'law'). The term originates from the ritsuryō legal codes of ancient Japan.