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 (7th, 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　にっ　ニチ (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
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)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ