Japanese

ねんぐ
Meaning: land tax; annual tribute
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

年
貢

Example sentences

Farmers in the Edo period paid harvested rice as land tax.
江戸時代、代官は領地の年貢を納める役割を担っていた。
In the Edo period, the local governor (daikan) was responsible for collecting the annual rice tax (nengu) from their territory.
江戸時代には、年貢として多くの米俵が納められた。
In the Edo period, many straw rice bags were paid as land tax.
検地の後、村の年貢が決められた。
After the land survey, the village tax was decided.
重い年貢に苦しんだ農民たちが、ついに百姓一揆を起こした。
Farmers suffering from heavy land taxes finally staged a peasant uprising.

Usage Notes

Historically refers to taxes paid in kind (usually rice) to feudal lords.

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