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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jūkocho
"十戸長は古代中国の末端行政組織における責任者であった。"
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A historical administrative unit in China consisting of ten households grouped together for mutual surveillance, collective responsibility, and local governance.
"Under the traditional imperial system, each ten-household group was held collectively accountable for the conduct of its members." - 2
A grassroots community organization leader or structure referencing the historical neighborhood mutual-aid and monitoring systems.
"The community relied on the ten-household group framework to distribute emergency notices and coordinate local security."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Chinese administrative terms 'shí' (十, ten), 'hù' (户, household), and 'zhǎng' (长, head or leader). Historically rooted in traditional Chinese sociopolitical systems such as the Baojia system, where groups of households were organized for mutual surveillance, taxation, and local governance.
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groupe de dix foyers
Transliteration: group de dees fwa-yay
"Le système du groupe de dix foyers était utilisé pour le contrôle local."
Zehn-Haushalte-Gruppe
Transliteration: tsehn haʊs.hal.tə ɡʁʊpə
"Die Zehn-Haushalte-Gruppe diente der lokalen Verwaltung und Kontrolle."
gruppo di dieci famiglie
Transliteration: ɡruppen di dee-tchi fa-mee-lye
"Il gruppo di dieci famiglie era un'unità amministrativa storica."
grupo de diez hogares
Transliteration: ɡrupo de dyets o-ɡa-res
"El grupo de diez hogares facilitaba la recaudación de impuestos y el control."
grupo de dez famílias
Transliteration: ɡɾu.pu dʒi dɛs fa.ˈmi.li.ɐs
"O grupo de dez famílias funcionava como base para a vigilância mútua."
दस-परिवार समूह
Transliteration: das-parivar samooh
"दस-परिवार समूह ऐतिहासिक प्रशासनिक प्रणाली का हिस्सा था।"
十户长
Transliteration: shí hù zhǎng
"十户长是中国古代基层行政组织中的负责人。"
십호장
Transliteration: sip-ho-jang
"십호장은 과거 행정 및 감시 체계의 말단 조직이었다."
十戸長
Transliteration: jūkocho
"十戸長は古代中国の末端行政組織における責任者であった。"
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