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shikken

shikken noun: a member of the Hōjō clan who served as regent of the shogunate, from 1199 to 1333, during the Kamakura period.

Noun

shikken (plural shikkens or shikken)

  1. (historical) A member of the Hōjō clan who served as regent of the shogunate, from 1199 to 1333, during the Kamakura period.

Forms of shikken

pluralshikkens
pluralshikken

Origin of shikken

From Japanese 執権.

Questions about shikken

What does shikken mean?
Shikken means a member of the Hōjō clan who served as regent of the shogunate, from 1199 to 1333, during the Kamakura period.
What part of speech is shikken?
Shikken is a noun.
What is the plural of shikken?
The plural of shikken is shikkens.

Words near shikken in the dictionary

  1. shikiri
  2. shikiri-sen
  3. shikishi
  4. shikkaree
  5. shikkarees
  6. shikken
  7. shikkens
  8. shikker
  9. shikkered
  10. shikkers
  11. shiko

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