【そうりょう】

Frequency rank: – (for form 惣領: 29,806. – 30,020.)
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. eldest child; oldest child; first-born child
  2. child who carries on the family name
  3. pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provincesarchaismsee also and
  4. head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)archaism
Forms
  • 【そうりょう】
  • 【そうりょう】Frequency rank: 29,806. – 30,020.
  • 【そうりょう】
  • そうりょう
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. eldest child; oldest child; first-born child
    2. This meaning refers to the first-born child in a family. Traditionally, the eldest child is often expected to take on significant responsibilities, including leading the family or inheriting rights and properties.
    He feels the responsibility as the eldest child in the family.
    As the eldest child, she works to uphold the family traditions.
  2. child who carries on the family name
    3. This meaning emphasizes the role of the first-born in continuing the lineage and family name, which is particularly important in many cultures.
    He vowed to uphold the family name honorably as the eldest child.
    Being the eldest child, she is making efforts to protect the family name.
  3. pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces
    4. This refers to a historical administrative role in Japan, where such officials oversaw governance and management of local affairs, playing a key role in maintaining order and control over the regions.
    He was appointed as the chief official of an important province and was in charge of local administration.
    In the past, the chief official managed their own home and the surrounding regions.
  4. head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
    5. This meaning refers to the leader of a samurai clan during the Kamakura period, highlighting the importance of lineage and leadership in feudal Japan.
    As the head of the clan, he led the warrior family.
    During the Kamakura period, many heads of clans gained fame in battles.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to succeed the head of the familyto raise as the eldest childrole of the eldest childresponsibilities as the first-born childto claim to be the eldest childhead of a warrior clanlineage of the first-born childせい制system of primogeniturefamily's eldest childprivileges of the first-born child
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