also: きんる
banishment to a nearby province; least severe banishment under ritsuryō
Historical term from the ritsuryō legal system. Refers to the mildest form of exile, where the offender was sent to a province relatively close to the capital. Compare with 中流 (ちゅうる, medium-distance exile) and 遠流 (おんる, distant exile).
See also: 三流 (さんる)
Under the ritsuryō system, konru was the lightest form of banishment.
彼は近流に処せられ、都から近い国へ送られた。
He was sentenced to konru and sent to a province near the capital.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Alternate reading; こんる is more common.
Compound of 近 (kon, 'near') and 流 (ru, 'exile'). The reading こんる is the standard on'yomi; きんる is a variant.