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庄

庄: manor

manor; village (names)
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庄 is a variant of 荘 (manor); 庄屋 (village headman) is the usual spelling for that word.

Key words

庄屋しょうやvillage headman
庄園しょうえんmanor; estate
庄官しょうかんmanor administrator
庄しょうmanor; villa

Example sentences

In the Edo period, the village headman was in charge of collecting the land tax.

Nobles in the Heian period earned income from manors they owned in various regions.

The manor official entrusted by the lord with managing the land kept the farmers in order.

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