五位

Old Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 五位 (MC nguX hwijH).

Noun

五位 (GO₁WI) (kana ごゐ)

1. the fifth rank in the imperial court
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 16, poem 3858:

     比來之吾戀力記集功爾申者五位乃冠

     KO₂NO₂ KO₂RO₂ NO₂ AGA KO₁PI₂DIKARA SIRUSI ATUME₂ KUWU ni MAWOSABA GO₁WI no₂ KAGAPURI

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