Hidden fields - hidden fields

Japanese: 隠田 - かくしだ

〘 noun 〙 In the Edo period, when land was surveyed, cultivated land was hidden from officials, and no taxes were paid even if it was cultivated. If it was discovered, it was punishable by a serious crime, including the death penalty. However, land that was reported within one year after the land survey was distinguished as ochichi (lost land) . Onchi (hidden land) . Onden. [Chihou Hanreiroku (Regulations on Lands) (1794)]

On-den [hidden rice field]

〘 noun 〙 Fields that farmers cultivate while hiding their existence and do not pay annual tributes or other taxes. They have existed throughout the ages since the Ritsuryo period. Hidden fields. Hidden fields. → Hidden land (onchi). ※Sandai Kaku-17, Jowa 11 (844), March 1st "The law of _revealing hidden _fields and abandoned fields, and granting titles and things _to _one person."

In-den [Hidden rice field]

〘Noun〙＝Onden (hidden rice field) ※From the humorous book, Gekiba Suigon Maku no Soto (Outside the Curtain) (1806), Vol. 1 "The Case of the Two-Sato Inden"

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Japanese:

〘名〙江戸時代、検地の際、役人に隠しておいて、耕作しても年貢を納めない耕地。発覚した場合は死罪などの重罪に処せられた。ただし、検地後一年以内にその旨を申し出た土地は、落地(おちち)といって区別された。隠地(おんち)。おんでん。〔地方凡例録（1794）〕