雑ぞう徭よう

noun

forced labor imposed on commoners (ritsuryō period)

Historical term referring to corvée labor under the ritsuryō system in ancient Japan.

• 律りつ令りょう制せい下かでは、農のう民みんに雑ぞう徭ようが課かせられていた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, forced labor was imposed on farmers.