Minamoto

American  

[mee-nah-maw-taw] / ˈmi nɑˈmɔ tɔ /

noun

plural

Minamoto

1. a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns from 1192 to 1333.

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Example Sentences

In one screen narrating the Battle of Yashima, Minamoto clan cavalry descend through a narrow pass to storm a Taira clan fortress.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prints and plays celebrated past heroines like Tokiwa Gozen, who fled the aftermath of an 1160 rebellion with her three young sons, one of whom would lead the Minamoto clan to victory during the Genpei War that followed.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Night Attack” describes an incident that took place during the Heiji Rebellion, a much written about phase of the civil wars between two clans, the Taira and the Minamoto.

From Washington Post

One December night in 1159, the combined forces of Fujiwara Nobuyori and Minamoto Yoshitomo attempted a coup.

From Washington Post

The Riese Organization, which has owned the property since 1981, sold it to Kemmei Okada, president of the Japanese confectionery chain Minamoto Kitchoan.

From New York Times