Definitions for Minamoto

Minamoto Mi·na·mo·to

Spelling: [mee-nah-maw-taw]
IPA: /ˈmi nɑˈmɔ tɔ/

Minamoto is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 177 anagrams from letters in Minamoto (aimmnoot).

Definitions for Minamoto

noun

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

Examples for Minamoto

Tsunemoto was a grandson of the Emperor Seiwa and founder of the renowned clan of Minamoto.

Yoritomo was not the only son of the Minamoto chief whom the tyrant let live.

Only cut off the head of Yoritomo of the Minamoto and hang it on my tomb.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered Watanabé Isuna to find out the child's name and parentage.

And he committed the blunder of sparing the lives of two youthful sons of his defeated rival, the Minamoto chief.

Antoku was drowned but the Minamoto soldiers rescued his mother.

One Imperial candidate was supported by the Taira, the other by the Minamoto.

This event terminated the descendants of the Minamoto family in the direct line.

They were of the same blood as Nitta and Ashikaga and of the clan of Minamoto.

One of the Minamoto, Tametomo by name, was an archer of marvellous powers.

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