班田

May be a coinage in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 班 (han, “divide, distribute”) +‎ 田 (den, “paddy, rice field”).^[1][2][3]

First attested in the 令集解 (Ryō no Shūge, “Code Commentary”), a commentary on the 養老律令 (Yōrō Ritsuryō, “Yōrō Code”) and dating from no later than 868.^[1]

• (Tokyo) はんでん [hàńdéń] (Heiban – [0])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [hã̠ndẽ̞ɴ]

班(はん)田(でん) • (handen) ^{←はんでん (fanden)?}

1. [from 868] (historical) under the Ritsuryō system, the granting of agricultural land to citizens
2. [from 868] (historical) under the Ritsuryō system, agricultural land so granted

   Synonym: 口分田 (kubunden)

Compound of 分かち (akachi, “dividing, apportioning”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 分かつ (akatsu, “to divide, to apportion”)) +‎ 田 (ta, “paddy, rice field”). The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく))..^[1][2][3]

First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠t͡ɕida̠]

班(あかち)田(だ) • (akachida) ^{←あかちだ (akatida)?}

1. [from 720] (historical, archaic) under the Ritsuryō system, the granting of agricultural land to citizens
2. [from 720] (historical, archaic) under the Ritsuryō system, agricultural land so granted

   Synonym: 口分田 (kubunden)