荘園

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See also: 莊園

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: S
えん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
莊園 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(しょう)(えん) (shōen

  1. (historical) manor
    • 1946, 宮本百合子, 私たちの建設:
      藤原時代(ふじわらじだい)は、支配階級(しはいかいきゅう)経済(けいざい)基礎(きそ)は、荘園(しょうえん)制度(せいど)であった。
      Fujiwara jidai wa, shihai kaikyū no keizai no kiso wa, shōen seido de atta.
      In the era of the Fujiwara regency, the institution of the manor formed the economic foundation of the ruling class.