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Hojo

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[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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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

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

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

After I got the double in Game 1, they all — Hojo, Pelf, all those guys, D-Wright — they were all texting me.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2010

Cursed, thrice cursed, be the long line of Hojo!

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