ごにんぐみ
Noun
1.
five-family unit, five-man group, quintet
2.
five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
archaic
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江戸時代、五人組は相互監視と連帯責任の制度だった。
In the Edo period, the gonin-gumi was a system of mutual surveillance and collective responsibility.
その事件の背後には、特定の目的を持った五人組の存在が噂されている。
Behind that incident, the existence of a five-person group with a specific objective is rumored.
五人組制度は、治安維持と年貢徴収のために機能した。
The gonin-gumi system functioned for maintaining public order and collecting land tax.
村の五人組は、互いに助け合いながら生活を営んでいた。
The five-household units in the village lived their lives helping each other.
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