荘園

See also: 莊園

Japanese

Kanji in this term
荘	園
しょう Grade: S	えん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
莊園 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーえん [shòóéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

荘(しょう)園(えん) • (shōen) 

1. (historical) manor; an estate comprising of privately held land in mediaeval Japan
   • 1946, 宮本百合子, 私たちの建設:

     藤(ふじ)原(わら)時(じ)代(だい)は、支(し)配(はい)階(かい)級(きゅう)の経(けい)済(ざい)の基(き)礎(そ)は、荘(しょう)園(えん)制(せい)度(ど)であった。

     Fujiwara jidai wa, shihai kaikyū no keizai no kiso wa, shōen seido de atta.

     In the era of the Fujiwara regency, the institution of the manor formed the economic foundation of the ruling class.

2. (historical) manor; a landed estate in Western Europe