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    3. 歳役

    歳役

    歳さい役えき

    labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryō system)

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    さいえきさいやく

    Noun

    1.
    labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryō system)
    historical term

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    Kanji that make up this word

    歳
    とし・とせ・よわい…(2)
    year-end・age・occasion・opportunity
    役
    duty・war・campaign・drafted labor・office…(2)
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