Hidden Head/Exit - Onshu Kasshutsu

Japanese: 隠首･括出 - おんしゅかっしゅつ

A term used in ancient Japanese ritsuryo. When a person whose name is not registered in the family register or account book comes forward, it is called kakurekubi, and when they are uncovered by the government officials, it is called kakusedashi. According to the Yoro Code (completed in 718, enforced from 757), the increase in the number of households in the registry due to kakurekubi and kakusedashi was considered an achievement of the kokushi and gunji, along with the increase in population due to people who had fled regretting their actions and returning. The provisions of the Taiho Code (completed in 701) are unknown, but there is an example of the word kakurekubi written in the account book from 726 (Jinki 3), around the time of its enforcement.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本古代の律令用語。名前が戸籍，計帳に登録もれになっている者が，みずから名のり出ることを隠首といい，官司の手によって摘発されることを括出という。養老令(718年完成，757年より施行)によれば，隠首や括出による籍帳上の戸口増加は，逃走中の者がそれを悔いて帰還してくる走還による人口増とともに，国司･郡司の功績とされている。大宝令(701年完成)の規定は不明であるが，その施行時期にあたる726年(神亀3)の計帳には〈括首〉と記された実例がある。

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