Ashikaga

American  

[ah-shee-kah-gah] / ˈɑ ʃiˈkɑ gɑ /

noun

1. a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns 1338–1573.

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Example Sentences

One of the strongest of these demands was that the Ashikaga shoguns prevent Japanese pirates from preying on China and its vassal state of Korea, which the Japanese rulers were unable to do.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

As per usual, the Achilles’ heel is the guest interview—in this case, conducted by Malina with The West Wing’s editor, Janet Ashikaga.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2021

As a child in Ashikaga, Japan, Kasahara would catch fish or make chicken skewers for his lunch.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2019

In this way the whole of the empire came again under one military r�gime, and for about two centuries, the family of the Ashikaga continued at the head of the new Shogunate.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro

This origin of the Ashikaga family, therefore, made it difficult from the first for the Shogun of the line to curb the arrogance of his influential generals.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro