legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models 律令 [りつりょう] /(n) criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese)/legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models/ ------- 律令 [りつれい] /(n) criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese)/legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models/ |