taira
IPA: tɑˈɪrʌ
Root Word: Taira
noun
- A Japanese male given name from Japanese
- A surname from Japanese.
- Alternative form of tayra [A South American omnivore, Eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail.]
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Examples of "taira" in Sentences
- He was a member of the Taira clan.
- The Taira panic and flee to the boats.
- This provoked strong anti Taira sentiment.
- Taira worked in the sulfur mines in Minamijima.
- Examples are the Ashikaga clan and the Taira clan.
- Narichika was later executed by the order of the Taira.
- It sits on the souther rim of the Ohachi Taira caldera.
- The others were the Tachibana, the Taira and the Minamoto.
- And I think this goes for the Minamotos and the Taira as well.
- As a young man, Taira worked in the sulfur mines in Minamijima.