Nobi who was divided into Kannuhi and Shinuhi, received restrictions on freedoms to choose where to live, to marry and to choose an occupation, and was tradable at a market legally.
奴婢には、官奴婢と私奴婢が存在し、住まい及び結婚、職業の選択の自由に制限を受けており、法的に市場での売買が可能であった。