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五公五民

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 五公五民.

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Entry

五公五民こうごみんNoun
1

Historical term

land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took half of the year's crop and the farmers kept the other half

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

five

4 strokesFrequency 31JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

いついつ.つ

Nanori

さつ

public, prince, official, governmental

4 strokesFrequency 118JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

おおやけ

Nanori

あきらきみきんたかただしともひろまさ

people, nation, subjects

5 strokesFrequency 28JLPT N3Grade 4

On

ミン

Kun

たみ

Nanori

ひと

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