noun
Historical term for the legal code promulgated in 689 CE during the Asuka period. Used in academic or historical contexts.
飛鳥浄御原律令は、天武天皇の時代に編纂が始められたとされる。
The Asuka Kiyomihara Code is said to have begun compilation during the reign of Emperor Tenmu.
The Taihō Code (701 CE) is a later, more comprehensive legal code that succeeded the Asuka Kiyomihara Code.
Named after the Asuka Kiyomihara Palace, where the code was compiled. The exact derivation of the name is historical; the kanji are conventionally associated with the place and the legal code.