口分田

Reading

Kana: くぶんでん

Romaji: kubunden

Definition

noun

1

allotted rice field (ritsuryo system); land distributed to all citizens from which yields were taxed by the government

Note: archaism

Kanji

口

Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち

Meaning: mouth

分

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

田

Readings: デン、 た

Meanings: rice field, rice paddy