そうりょう
Meanings
Noun
1. Stammhalter; Erbe
2. Erstgeborener; ältester Sohn
3. älteste Tochter
4. Sippenoberhaupt (in der Kamakura-Zeit)
Kanji used
firstborn son
territory
Pitch accent
うりょう
うりょう
うりょ
Composed of
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
sōryō system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)