Definition of 寺請制度 (てらうけせいど)

てらうけせいど

寺請制度

てらうけせいど

teraukeseido

noun
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system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith
Related Kanji
寺 Buddhist temple
請 solicit, invite, ask
制 system, law, rule
度 degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude