五摂家

ごせっけ

Meanings

1. Noun the five regent houses (i.e.: five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period) See also: 摂関 (せっかん).

Kanji

• 五 five. Read as ゴ.
• 摂 ingest. Read as セツ.
• 家 home. Read as ケ.

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