藤ふじ原わら四し家け

noun

the four Fujiwara families; Fujiwara clan

Historical term referring to the four main branches of the Fujiwara clan that dominated the Heian period court: the Nanke, Hokke, Shikike, and Kyōke. Used in historical contexts.

• 藤ふじ原わら四し家けは、奈な良ら時じ代だいから平へい安あん時じ代だいにかけて朝ちょう廷ていで大おおきな力ちからを持もった。

  The four Fujiwara families held great power at the imperial court from the Nara period through the Heian period.