租そ

noun

rice tax; rice levy; tax on rice fields

Historical term from the ritsuryō system; refers specifically to a tax paid in rice from agricultural land. Often appears in compounds like 田租.

See also: 田租

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、農のう民みんは租そとして収しゅう穫かくの一いち部ぶを納おさめた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, farmers paid a portion of their harvest as rice tax.

noun

annual tribute; annual tax

Broader historical use for a yearly levy or tribute, not limited to rice. Rare as a standalone word; mostly encountered in historical texts or compound terms.

• 古こ代だいの租そは、米こめ以い外がいの産さん物ぶつで納おさめられることもあった。

  In ancient times, the annual tribute could sometimes be paid in goods other than rice.