Japanese

かまくらじだい
Meaning: Kamakura period
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

鎌
倉
時
代

Example sentences

During the Kamakura period, the samurai held actual political power.
日本の歴史において、鎌倉時代と室町時代を合わせて中世と呼ぶ。
In Japanese history, the Kamakura and Muromachi periods are collectively called the Middle Ages.
慈円は鎌倉時代初期の天台宗の僧である。
Jien was a monk of the Tendai sect during the early Kamakura period.
鎌倉時代は、日本で最初の武家政権が確立された時期である。
The Kamakura period was the time when the first military government was established in Japan.

Usage Notes

A period of Japanese history (1185–1333) marking the beginning of feudalism and the first shogunate.

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