平へい家け

noun

Heike family; Taira clan

Historical term for the Taira clan, a major samurai family in the late Heian period. Often contrasted with 源氏 (Genji).

• 平へい家けと源げん氏じの争あらそいは、多おおくの物もの語がたりの題だい材ざいになった。

  The conflict between the Heike and the Genji became the subject of many tales.

noun

The Tale of the Heike

Abbreviation of 平家物語 (Heike Monogatari), the classic war epic. Used in literary or historical contexts.

See also: 平家物語 (へいけものがたり)

• 「平へい家け」は、琵び琶わ法ほう師しによって語かたり継つがれた。

  "The Tale of the Heike" was passed down by biwa-playing minstrels.

noun

chanting of the Heike Monogatari

Abbreviation of 平家琵琶 (Heike biwa), the musical narrative tradition of chanting the Heike story with biwa accompaniment.

See also: 平家琵琶 (へいけびわ)

• 彼かれは平へい家けを習ならうために、師し匠しょうのもとへ通かよった。

  He went to study under a master to learn the chanting of the Heike Monogatari.