徳とく川がわ家けとくがわけMeanings1nounthe House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawa familyRefers to the Tokugawa clan, the ruling family of the Edo shogunate. Used in historical contexts.徳とく川がわ家けは江え戸ど時じ代だいに日本にほんを統とう治ちした。The House of Tokugawa ruled Japan during the Edo period.