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A5 Suffix, Noun

(きょう)lord, sir, state minister (i.e. under the ritsuryo system), you (in reference to someone of lower status)

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    1. Suffix

      1.

      Lord, Sir

      Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, after a name
    2. Noun

      2.

      state minister (under the ritsuryō system)

      Historical term,

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    卿 【きょう】

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      爵位(しゃくい)()(ひと)(きょう)()ちいります。

      The term Lord is used for people who hold a peerage.

        律令制(りつりょうせい)(はち)(しょう)長官(ちょうかん)のことを(きょう)()う。

        Under the ritsuryo system, the head of the eight ministries is called a State Minister.

          家来(けらい):「サットン(きょう)、あなた(よう)にお(はな)のある(ひと)がいます。」

          Servant: "Sir Sutton, there is someone who wishes to speak with you."

            大納言(だいなごん)中納言(ちゅうなごん)(みっ)()以上(いじょう)(ひと)(よん)()参議(さんぎ)(きょう)()ぶらしい。

            It seems that people of the rank of Dainagon, Chunagon, and above the third rank, as well as Sangi of the fourth rank, are called Lords.

              モリソン(きょう)、あなた(よう)のご都合(つごう)のいい(とき)(おし)えていただきませんか。

              Sir Morrison, would you please let me know a time that is convenient for you?

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