also: なれ · まし
pronoun
Archaic second-person pronoun, used in classical Japanese and historical contexts. Not used in modern everyday speech.
古語では「汝」は「なむち」と読まれ、相手を指す言葉だった。
In classical Japanese, 汝 was read as なむち and was a word for addressing someone.
Rare archaic reading, sometimes used in classical texts.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 汝 has been used as a second-person pronoun in classical Chinese and was adopted in Japanese with multiple readings.