Fujiwara

American  

[foo-jee-wahr-uh, foo-jee-wah-rah] / ˌfu dʒiˈwɑr ə, ˈfu dʒiˈwɑ rɑ /

noun

1. a member of a powerful family in Japan who exercised power as regents in the name of the emperor, a.d. 858–1160.

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Example Sentences

On the opening title track, Ms. Reid, guitarist Mary Halvorson and bassist Jason Roebke sound playful yet driven as they pluck lines, in unison or overlapping, while drummer Tomas Fujiwara brushes a loose-limbed snare-drum swing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

"Early detection of age-related diseases is key," says Hidenori Fujiwara, a Fujitsu spokesperson.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

On his commutes to Dodger Stadium, he listens to audio of Horie interpreting for Yu Darvish or Fujiwara for Kodai Senga.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

"We focused on a cobalt-tin-sulfur-based ferromagnet because its topological electronic state is suited to control the polarity of the anomalous Nernst effect according to our previous theoretical study," stated Fujiwara.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

The imperial family thus regained some of its historical prestige, and succeeded in curbing the arrogance of the Fujiwara.

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