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    3. 八色の姓

    八色の姓

    八やく色さの​姓かばね

    eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Ason, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)

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    八色姓

    やくさのかばねはっしきのかばね

    Noun

    1.
    eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Ason, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)
    archaic

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    Characters that make up this word

    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    Kanji
    色
    いろ…(4)
    color
    Kanji
    姓
    surname
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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