平 清 盛(たいらのきよもり)

たいらのきよもり

noun (proper)

Taira no Kiyomori (12th-century leader of the Heike)

1. Taira no Kiyomori (1118–1181)

The head of the Taira (平家(へいけ)) warrior clan at the end of the Heian period. He was the first warrior to become Grand Minister of State, placed his grandson on the throne, and promoted trade with Song China. His clan was destroyed by the Minamoto four years after his death, a story told in the Tale of the Heike.

平清盛(たいらのきよもり)は平安時代(へいあんじだい)の武将(ぶしょう)だ。

Taira no Kiyomori was a Heian-period military commander.

平清盛(たいらのきよもり)は武士(ぶし)として初(はじ)めて太政大臣(だいじょうだいじん)になった。

Taira no Kiyomori was the first warrior to become Grand Minister of State.

平清盛(たいらのきよもり)は宋(そう)との貿易(ぼうえき)に力(ちから)を入(い)れ、厳島神社(いつくしまじんじゃ)を深(ふか)く信仰(しんこう)した。

Taira no Kiyomori put his energy into trade with Song China and was a devoted patron of Itsukushima Shrine.

Pronunciation

Read たいらのきよもり, with an の between clan and given name that is not written, as with other early names such as 菅原道真(すがわらのみちざね)

Common expressions

驕(おご)る平家(へいけ)は久(ひさ)しからず: the proud do not last long (the Heike's fall after Kiyomori)
平家物語(へいけものがたり): the Tale of the Heike, the war tale of his clan's rise and fall

general

Added 2026.10.13 9:20 · Revised 2026.10.13 9:27

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