あそう

Japanese

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

【朝臣あそん】 [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] Alternative spelling あっそん

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