Hojo

American  

[hoh-yoh] / ˈhoʊ yoʊ /

noun

1. a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as regents in the name of the shoguns during the period 1203–1333.

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Example Sentences

Knowing they would return, the ruling Hojo clan built several land- and sea-based fortifications to halt any future invasion.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

In this period, the imperial capital remained at Heian-kyo, but the warrior families, first the Minamoto and then the Hojo, were headquartered in Kamakura.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

In the interim, if you share Hojo Beck’s view that In-N-Out is an overhyped institution, I won’t keep trying to convince you otherwise.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2020

I almost let my man Hojo drag me back into the social media ring Thursday night, when he spotlighted a recent TikTok skit that featured two guys in a car asserting that In-N-Out is overrated.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2020

With arms crossed on his broad chest, and a mien of sullen defiance, Koshiu emerged, and having approached, stared hard into his oppressor's eyes with such undaunted boldness that Hojo felt almost sorry.

From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis