Aheng - Ako

Japanese: 阿衡 - あこう

〘Noun〙 ("A" means to rely on and "Heng" means to be calm. It means that the people of the world will obtain fairness through this) ① The official title of the Prime Minister used in China during the Yin dynasty. King Tang of the Yin dynasty appointed Yi Yin to this position. It is also called Yi Yin. [Book of Documents - Taijia Shang] ② In Japan, it is another name for the Emperor's assistant or regent. →Aheng Incident. ※Shoreishu - 4 (around 835) A poem from a poem by a man seeking an official position: "I lie low. I, the servant of my right hand, shoot my horses under my feet. The generations of Zhongding and Ding have passed on. Aheng is the only one. Noble benevolence and nobility. Father of the four seas."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「阿」は頼み倚(よ)る、「衡」は平らか。天下の民がそれによって公平を得るの意)① 中国、殷(いん)代に用いた宰相の官名。殷の湯王は伊尹(いいん)をこれに任じた。あるいは伊尹の号ともいわれる。〔書経‐太甲上〕② 日本では、天皇の補佐あるいは摂政関白の異名。→阿衡事件。※性霊集‐四（835頃）為人求官啓一首「伏惟。我右僕射馬足下。鐘鼎累代。阿衡一人。能仁能恵。四海之父」

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