ご
五
せっ
摂
け
家

noun

  1. the five regent houses, five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ご
五
せっ
摂
け
家
 五摂家 ごせっけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

five
ゴ　い　いつ (1st, N5)
vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to
せっ　セツ　と.る (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
house, home, family
いえ　カ　や (2nd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)