律令制
りつりょうせい
- ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century) n
Kanji
律
リツ • リチ • レツ
rhythm; law; regulation; gauge; control
令
レイ
orders; laws; command; decree; good
制
セイ
system; law; rule
Synonyms
律令
りつりょう りつれい
- criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models n