そうりょう

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    eldest child, oldest child, first-born child

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    child who carries on the family name

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces
    archaic

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
    archaic