せうなごん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of せうなごん – see the following entry.

【少納言しょうなごん】 [noun] (historical, politics) a lesser counselor in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”) [noun] (colloquial, from Sei Shōnagon being a female writer) a literature girl

(This term, せうなごん (seunagon), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)