1.
directly controlled territory; directly administered land
Land or territory placed under the direct control of a central authority — such as a monarch, shogunate, or national government — rather than being delegated to a local lord or regional body.
この地域は幕府の直轄地だった。
This region was directly controlled territory of the shogunate.
首都は中央政府の直轄地とされている。
The capital is designated as territory under the direct control of the central government.
江戸時代、重要な鉱山の多くは幕府の直轄地に置かれた。
In the Edo period, many important mines were placed under the direct control of the shogunate.
A term from history, administration, and politics. 直轄 means 'direct control,' so 直轄地 is land governed directly by the top authority instead of through intermediaries.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 幕府の直轄地: territory directly controlled by the shogunate
- 国の直轄地: land under direct national control
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 直轄: direct control (the base noun, often used as a modifier, e.g. 直轄事業)
- 領地: domain; fief — land held by a lord, often contrasted with directly controlled land