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領国 (りょうごく, ryougoku) Japanese meaning: territory | Kotomora

領りょう国ごく

りょ

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ご

く

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Meanings

1

territory; fiefdom; feudal domain

Historical term for a territory ruled by a feudal lord, especially in pre-modern Japan.

戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、多おおくの大だい名みょうが自みずからの領

Kanji

領jurisdiction, dominion, territory
国country

Related words

領りょう地ち
領地 is a more general term for a lord's land or estate, while 領国 emphasizes the territory as a political domain.
藩はん
藩 refers specifically to the administrative domains of the Edo period, whereas 領国 can be used for any feudal territory.

Etymology

Compound of 領 (territory, rule) and 国 (country, land). The historical derivation is straightforward; the term has been used since the medieval period to denote a lord's domain.

りょう

国ごく

を

拡かく

大だい

しよう

と

争あらそ

っ

た

。

During the Warring States period, many feudal lords fought to expand their territories.