Examples of 'hōjō' in a sentence

Meaning of "hōjō"

Hōjō: a Japanese verb meaning to prevail or win in a competition or conflict.

How to use "hōjō" in a sentence

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The post was monopolized by the Hōjō clan.
Hōjō no Tokimasa was then in a very good position.
He was a puppet ruler controlled by the Hōjō clan regents.
The Hōjō clan shared in that power.
He strengthened the political system of the Hōjō regency.
Hōjō Tokimasa became his de facto advisor.
Real power rested with the Hōjō regents.
This also placed the Hōjō in a very powerful position as well.
He was the nominal ruler controlled by the Hōjō clan regents.
The Hōjō clan are great castle builders and siege specialists.
This marked the end of Hōjō power.
The Hōjō family crest in the city is therefore still ubiquitous.
He is enshrined with his father and Hōjō Takatoki.
The remnants of the Hōjō forces retreated in disarray to Kamakura where they regrouped.
At this time it was renamed the Hōjō Line 北条線.

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This ended Hōjō power and paved the way for a new military regime.
The Hikitsukeshu were mostly occupied by the Hōjō clan.
Throughout the episode Hōjō wears a kimono bearing symbols very similar to the Hōjō family crest.
He was a member of the Kanezawa branch of the Hōjō clan.
The Hōjō shogunate was soon destroyed.
He spent his childhood in Kamakura as a hostage of the Hōjō clan.
The Hōjō clan emblem is in most of the Buddhist temples.
A daughter of his was a consort of samurai Hōjō Ujitsuna.
The Hōjō central home castle.
This school was in the service of the Hōjō clan of Odawara.
Hōjō Masako and her family had stood by Yoritomo through it all.
His family are believed to be descendants of Hōjō Tokiyuki.
He then adopted the surname of Hōjō and the given name of Sōun or Sozui.
The history of the family is written in the Hōjō Godaiki.
He installed Hōjō Nagatoki as shikken while designating his son Tokimune to succeed as tokusō.
Not to be confused with the Later Hōjō clan see below.
The Hōjō clan ruled the eight provinces of the Kantō region in eastern Japan.
The northern parts of Honshū are home to the Uesugi and Hōjō clans.
He was born to Hōjō Tokiuji and a daughter of Adachi Kagemori.
His family claimed descent from the famous Hōjō family of Kamakura.
Hōjō Yoshitoki thus succeeded Tokimasa as shikken regent.
The castle later came under the control by the Late Hōjō clan.
He installed Hōjō Tokifusa as the first rensho.
The siege of Shimoda was a naval siege conducted against a coastal Hōjō fortress in Izu Province.
He was born to warrior monk Hōjō Tokiuji and a daughter of Adachi Kagemori.
The Utsunomiya successfully defended the castle against repeated attacks by the Odawara Hōjō clan.
He was the eldest son of Hōjō Tokimasa and his wife Hōjō no Maki.
The area was subsequently contested between the Sanada clan and the Odawara Hōjō clan.
Hōjō Sōun becomes master of Izu.
It would be revived later by Hōjō Tokimasa.
Hōjō Sōun gains control of Izu.
Akitoki was the son of Kanezawa Sanetoki and a daughter of Hōjō Masamura.
The Hōjō taimeshi.
She was in constant rivalry with Tōru Hōjō.
The Zen Garden behind the Hōjō and its pond.

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