Earth Child - Jisi

Japanese: 地子 - じし

〘Noun〙① Rent for public fields during the Nara and Heian periods. Public fields remaining after the allocation of kubunden were called joden , which were cultivated by peasants, with the state taking a portion of the harvest. This was called jito. If the state was considered the landlord, it would be equivalent to tenant farming fees. In the early Heian period, during the Engi era ( 901-923 ), the rate of jito was roughly one-fifth of the harvest. It was sent to the kitchen of the central government's Daijokan. ※Tonan-in documents - November 12, Tenpyo-hoji 1 (757) - Explanation of Echizen no Kuni no Shige (Envoy of Echizen Province): "Respectfully, I hereby report to you the current year's land rent, land and miscellaneous property accounts, and the three official documents from the past three years, 789 and 1000 years ago, respectfully delivered by Awata Hitomaro, deputy head of the temple family." ※Eika ( around 1028-92) Utagii: "The governors of the various provinces are slow in paying land rent and official materials, but for now we are competing with each other to provide the large amounts of labor, lumber, cypress bark and tiles required for this temple." ② Since the Heian period, the lord of a manor has rented land for a person to farm. Also, the rent collected by the landowner of the manor for renting land. → Scattered fields. ※Tonan-in documents - Todai-ji document dated February 1, 987 (Kanwa 3): "I have made _{the necessary works} since last year, and have presented the land tax _twice , _and this spring I have presented a request _letter each _time ." ③ Revenue from a manor. Revenue from land owned. ※Mido Kanpakuki - Intercalary September 13, 1004 (Kanko 1): "The late Tosanjo-in presented 80 pieces of silk as land tax from _Mino _Manor , and ₂₀ more pieces of silk in _addition ." ④ Land rent. Since the Nara period, money and goods paid by residing in and occupying urban areas and family land . Also, land tax. Since the end of the Muromachi period, it was a residential land tax for urban areas. Land tax. ※Sandai-kaku - April 2, 16th year of Kanpei (896): "I request that _various temples be stopped from making new land tax payments on _family land, _and prohibit peasants from _arbitrarily cutting down trees in the _mountains . _" ⑤ In general, the fee for using land. [Nippo Jisho (Japanese-Portuguese Dictionary) (1603-04)] * Ukiyo- zoshi , Koshoku Mankintan (1694), vol. 2 "Even a man selling peppers on a round mat on the street in front of his shop pays a monthly rent of one step ."

Jitsu- kojitsu... [Jiko]

〘Noun〙 In seaweed cultivation, this refers to seeds that are attached by spores of seaweed grown on one's own farm.

Chi-shi [earth child]

〘Noun〙 ⇒ Jishi (earth child)

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 奈良・平安時代、公田(こうでん)の賃租料。口分田を班給して余った公田を乗田(じょうでん)といい、これを農民に耕作させ、収穫の一部を国家が収納した。これを地子という。国家を地主と見れば小作料にあたる。地子の割合は平安初期、延喜（九〇一‐九二三）のころで大体収穫の五分の一であった。中央の太政官の厨に送られる。※東南院文書‐天平宝字元年（757）一一月一二日・越前国使解「謹依宣旨、当年地子并田並雑物勘定、去七八九三箇年公文、副附寺家舎人粟田人麻呂、謹申送」※栄花（1028‐92頃）うたがひ「国々の守ども、地子、官物は遅(おそ)なはれども、ただ今はこの御堂の夫役、材木、檜皮(ひはだ)、瓦多く参らする業を、我も我もと競ひ仕まつる」② 平安時代以来、荘園で領主が田地を請作(うけさく)させ、収取する作料。また、荘園内の地主が田地を小作させて取る小作料。→散田(さんでん)。※東南院文書‐寛和三年（987）二月一日東大寺符「去年以往随_レ作、弁_二進其地子_一、当年春時各進_二請文_一」③ 荘園からの収入。所有する土地からの収入。※御堂関白記‐寛弘元年（1004）閏九月一三日「故東三条院従_二美濃庄_一奉地子絹八十疋、加_二他絹二十疋_一」④ 地代。奈良時代以降、市街地や家地(やち)に居住し、占有することによって支払われる金銭・物品。また、地税。室町末期以降、市街地の宅地税。地子銭。※三代格‐一六・寛平八年（896）四月二日「望請停_三止諸寺新勘_二家地地子_一、禁_三制百姓恣伐_二山中樹木_一」⑤ 広く、土地の使用料。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕※浮世草子・好色万金丹（1694）二「店先の大道に円座一枚敷て、番椒(とうがらし)売る者も、月に一歩の地子(ぢし)を出し」