you, lord, secretary, state minister
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Common Words
Honorific; Suffix; After a name
Lord; Sir
Historical term; Common noun
state minister (under the ritsuryō system)
Historical term
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō
こうけい only; Historical term
three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
Male; Used to address someone of equal or lower status
you
Used by a ruler to address a subject
you
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
Historical term
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
けいうん only
auspicious cloud
慶雲 only
Keiun era (704.5.10-708.1.11); Kyōun era
Historical term
nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
Historical term
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō
Historical term
six ministers (of the six Zhou dynasty Chinese ministries)
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