源赖朝

源賴朝

Yuán Làicháo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate

About Minamoto no Yoritomo

1147–1199 · 政治家 politician

Japanese warlord who won the Genpei War against the Taira clan and in 1192 became shogun, founding the 镰仓幕府 (Kamakura shogunate) and nearly seven centuries of samurai rule.

Characters

源

Yuán

Minamoto (clan name); source

(name character); dynasty

Examples

HSK 7-9

源赖朝建立了日本第一个幕府政权。

Yuán Làicháo jiànlì le Rìběn dìyī ge mùfǔ zhèngquán.

Minamoto no Yoritomo established Japan's first shogunate.

HSK 7-9

源赖朝在镰仓掌握了实际统治权。

Yuán Làicháo zài Liáncāng zhǎngwò le shíjì tǒngzhìquán.

Minamoto no Yoritomo seized actual ruling power in Kamakura.

Tips

usage

Chinese reads the characters of a Japanese name in Mandarin, so 源赖朝 is Minamoto no Yoritomo. The Japanese 'no' ('of') is spoken but not written, so it drops out, as it does for his half-brother 源义经 (Minamoto no Yoshitsune).

In Pop Culture

镰仓幕府 Lián cāng Mùfǔ

Kamakura shogunate

The samurai government Yoritomo founded in 1192, ruling Japan from his base in Kamakura.

Stroke Order

源 yuán

赖 lài

朝 cháo

源赖朝