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Kenin (家人, house person) was the third of the five lower castes of the Japanese ritsuryō system.^[1] A privately owned servant, a kenin had a better social status than a slave (shinuhi (私奴婢)), could be inherited but not sold, could participate in the life of the family and have one of his own.^[1]

The term can also be synonymous with gokenin.^[1] The gokenin were vassals of the shōgun during the Kamakura, Ashikaga, and Tokugawa shogunates.^[1] The meaning of the term evolved in time, so its exact meaning changes with the historical period.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Iwanami Kōjien

References

Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 5th Edition (2000), CD version

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+{{nihongo|'''Kenin'''|家人|house person}} was the third of the [[Japanese castes under the ritsuryō|five lower castes]] of the Japanese ''[[ritsuryō]]'' system.<ref name="IK">Iwanami Kōjien</ref> A privately owned servant, a ''kenin'' had a better social status than a slave ({{nihongo|''shinuhi''|私奴婢}}), could be inherited but not sold, could participate in the life of the family and have one of his own.<ref name="IK"/>
 The term can also be [[synonymous]] with ''[[gokenin]]''.<ref name="IK"/> The ''gokenin'' were vassals of the ''[[shōgun]]'' during the [[Kamakura Shogunate|Kamakura]], [[Ashikaga Shogunate|Ashikaga]], and [[Tokugawa shogunate]]s.<ref name="IK"/> The meaning of the term evolved in time, so its exact meaning changes with the historical period.