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{{'''Kenin'''|家人|house man}} was a vassal rank in the [[Feudal Japan hierarchy|Japanese feudal system]], the third of the [[Japanese castes under the ritsuryō|five low castes]] of the ''[[ritsuryō]]'' system<ref name="IK">Iwanami Kōjien</ref>. A privately-owned servant, it had a better social status than that of slaves {{nihongo|''shinuhi''|私奴婢}}, could be inherited but not bought or sold, and could participate to the life of the family<ref name="IK"/>.
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'''''Kenin''''' was a vassal rank in the [[Feudal Japan hierarchy|Japanese feudal system]].
==Notes==
* Iwanami {{nihongo|[[Kōjien]]|広辞苑}} Japanese dictionary, 5th Edition (2000), CD version


[[Category:Government of feudal Japan]]
[[Category:Government of feudal Japan]]

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Template:'''Kenin''' was a vassal rank in the Japanese feudal system, the third of the five low castes of the ritsuryō system[1]. A privately-owned servant, it had a better social status than that of slaves shinuhi (私奴婢), could be inherited but not bought or sold, and could participate to the life of the family[1].

Notes

  • Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 5th Edition (2000), CD version
  1. ^ a b Iwanami Kōjien