Taira

American  

[tahy-rah] / ˈtaɪ rɑ /

noun

1. a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.

2. former name of Iwaki.

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Example Sentences

“Because you can’t read its reactions, it’s impossible to sense what kind of shots it dislikes or struggles with, and that makes it even more difficult to play against,” Taira said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

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 • Mar. 7, 2026

Vijay Taira, vice-president of the Kashmir Apple Merchants Association in the Azadpur fruit market in Delhi, says there's been an influx of Iranian apples in India's fruit markets.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

Taira received the body camera in 2021 to film for a Netflix documentary series on inspirational figures being produced by Britain’s Prince Harry, who founded the Invictus Games.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2022

The partisans of the Taira family fought very valiantly on the coast of the Inland Sea, but always succumbed in the end to adverse destiny.

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