Non-drinker

Japanese: 下戸 - げこ

〘noun〙① In the ritsuryo system, one of the household ranks. A household with few members. A household with few family members. The number of members is not fixed, but the "Keiun Sannen Kaku" states that it is two regular members (adult males). *Ryo Gikai (718) Field: "Ordinary allowance: _two mulberry roots _{and one} lacquer plant. Good drinkers: three hundred roots of mulberry plant. More than one hundred roots of lacquer plant. Medium drinkers: two hundred roots of mulberry plant. More than seventy roots of lacquer plant. Non-good drinkers: one hundred roots of lacquer plant. More than one root of lacquer plant." ② Lower class. Poor people. *Shiji Sho (1477) 16: "First look up to the weak and tired common people who are non-drinkers." [Shiji - Biography of Cruel Officials] ③ Someone who cannot drink alcohol. Someone who does not like alcohol. ⇔ Heavy drinkers. [Iroha Jiruisho (1177-81)] ※Tsurezuregusa (around 1331) 1 “It is better to avoid those who make a loud and rhythmic sound and who are annoying.”

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 令制で、戸の等級の一つ。構成員の少ない戸。家族の少ない世帯。定数は決まっていないが、「慶雲三年格」では正丁（成人男子）二人としている。※令義解（718）田「凡課_二桑漆_一。上戸桑三百根。漆一百根以上。中戸桑二百根。漆七十根以上。下戸桑一百根。漆根以上」② 下層階級。貧民。※史記抄（1477）一六「下戸の小民のつかれよわい者をば先づ上に見て」〔史記‐酷吏伝〕③ 酒の飲めない人。酒を好まない人。⇔上戸。〔色葉字類抄（1177‐81）〕※徒然草（1331頃）一「声をかしくて拍子とり、いたましうするものから、げこならぬこそをのこはよけれ」

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