五位

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Old Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 五位 (MC nguX hwijH).

Noun

五位 (GO₁WI) (kana ごゐ)

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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