あそん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あそん – see the following entry.

[noun] (historical) the second-highest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, “eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu”) [from 675 CE]

[noun] (historical) a title given to powerful courtiers and members of the imperial family up to the fourth rank [since the Heian period]

[pronoun] (archaic) second-person pronoun used as a form of mutual respect among courtiers, equivalent to あなた (anata) or 君 (kimi)

Alternative spellings
あそう, あっそん

(This term, あそん, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

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