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    3. 公家

    公家

    公く家げ

    court noble

    KMT9News #31+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab14 strokes

    くげこうかこうけ

    Noun

    1.
    court noble, nobility, kuge
    historical term
    2.
    Imperial Court
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    公く家げは昔むかしの日に本ほんの貴き族ぞくでした。

    Kuge were nobles in ancient Japan.

    KMT6HistoryCore Concepts
    平へい安あん時じ代だいの公く家げ文ぶん化かは非ひ常じょうに華はなやかでした。

    The court noble culture of the Heian period was extremely splendid.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions
    武ぶ士しの台たい頭とうにより、公く家げの政せい治じ的てき影えい響きょう力りょくは徐じょ々じょに低てい下かしました。

    With the rise of the samurai, the political influence of the court nobles gradually declined.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    公く家げは和わ歌かや書しょ道どうなどの文ぶん化か活かつ動どうに深ふかく関かかわっていました。

    Court nobles were deeply involved in cultural activities such as waka poetry and calligraphy.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & TraditionsArt & Design
    鎌かま倉くら時じ代だい以い降こう、公く家げは京きょう都とに留とどまり、武ぶ家け政せい権けんとは異ことなる文ぶん化かを育はぐくみました。

    After the Kamakura period, court nobles remained in Kyoto and fostered a culture distinct from that of the samurai government.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    公
    おおやけ…(11)
    public・prince・official・governmental
    家
    いえ・や・うち…(7)
    house・home・family・professional・expert…(1)
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