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本
ほん
領
りょう
安
あん
堵
ど
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
1. recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
Alt. forms
本
ほん
領
りょう
安
あん
堵
ど
ほんりょうあんど
Kanji used
本
book
領
territory
安
peace of mind
堵
railing
Pitch accent
ほ
んりょうあ
んど
Used in: 16
Composed of
本
ほん
領
りょう
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
安
あん
堵
ど
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.);
(arch.)
living safely surrounded by walls