ごう
郷
り
里
せい
制

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. township-neighborhood system, system in use between 715-740 CE which redefined the province-district-neighborhood system, establishing 50-home townships of 2-3 neighborhoods each.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ごう
郷
り
里
せい
制
 郷里制 ごうりせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

home town, village, native place
キョウ　さと　ゴウ (6th, N1)
country, rural, village
son, counter for sons
ロウ　ろ　リョウ (Early Jr. High, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
capital city, おおざる, (邑 variant)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
system, law, rule
セイ (5th, N3)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ