warichi

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noun

The redistribution of arable land that became common during the early modern era (seventeenth to nineteenth centuries) in Japan.

“Villages which practiced warichi periodically reassigned land to local farmers.”

OriginJapanese 割地 →
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Meanings

nounwarichi (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableThe redistribution of arable land that became common during the early modern era (seventeenth to nineteenth centuries) in Japan.

    Villages which practiced warichi periodically reassigned land to local farmers.

Origin

  1. Japanese割地
  2. Englishwarichi

Borrowed from Japanese 割地 (warichi), itself made of 割る (waru, “to divide”) and 地 (chi, “earth”).

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“warichi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warichi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warichi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warichi.

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