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そうりょう
Meanings
Noun
1. eldest child; oldest child; first-born child
2. child who carries on the family name
3. pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces
4. head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
Alt. forms
総そう領りょう
59%
惣そう領りょう
40%
總そう領りょう
そうりょう
Pitch accent
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Composed of
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
eldest son
eldest daughter
consul general
sōryō system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)
first born, least clever