noun

  1. tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period), tax in kind. Messages.hist.
  2. mediocrity. Obsolete term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よう
ちからしろ
ちからしろ
ちから
しろ
力代 ちからしろ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

commonplace, ordinary, employment
ヨウ つね のぶ (9th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)