あそみ

Japanese

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

【朝臣】 [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]

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