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Kenin (家人, house man) was the third of the five lower castes of the ritsuryō system^[1]. A privately-owned servant, a kenin 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].

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

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

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-{{nihongo|'''Kenin'''|家人|house man}} was a vassal caste in the [[Feudal Japan hierarchy|Japanese feudal system]], the third of the [[Japanese castes under the ritsuryō|five lower 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"/>.
+{{nihongo|'''Kenin'''|家人|house man}} was the third of the [[Japanese castes under the ritsuryō|five lower castes]] of the ''[[ritsuryō]]'' system<ref name="IK">Iwanami Kōjien</ref>. A privately-owned servant, a ''kenin'' 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"/>.
-The term can also be synonymous with [[Gokenin]]. The ''gokenin'' which were vassals of the [[shogun]] during the [[Kamakura Shogunate|Kamakura]], [[Ashikaga Shogunate|Ashikaga]], and [[Tokugawa shogunate]]s.<ref name="IK"/>.
+The term can also be [[synonymous]] with ''[[gokenin]]''<ref name="IK"/>. The ''gokenin'' were vassals of the [[shogun]] during the [[Kamakura Shogunate|Kamakura]], [[Ashikaga Shogunate|Ashikaga]], and [[Tokugawa shogunate]]s<ref name="IK"/>. The meaning of the term evolved, so its exact meaning changes with the historical period.
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