also: えんる
banishment to a distant place; the most severe exile under the ritsuryō system
Historical term referring to the harshest form of banishment in ancient Japan, sending criminals far from the capital. Often contrasted with 中流 (ちゅうる) and 近流 (こんる).
See also: 三流 (さんる)
Under the ritsuryō system, 遠流 was considered the most severe form of banishment.
彼は遠流に処され、都から遠く離れた地へ送られた。
He was sentenced to 遠流 and sent to a place far from the capital.
Standard kanji form for this historical term; reading おんる is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than おんる.
Compound of 遠 (distant) and 流 (exile). The reading おんる is the older go-on reading, while えんる uses the kan-on reading for 遠.