Explore Soga through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Soga meaning
A kind of rope made from esparto.
Using Soga
- The main meaning on this page is: A kind of rope made from esparto.
- In the example corpus, soga often appears in combinations such as: the soga, soga no.
Context around Soga
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Soga
- In this selection, "soga" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ally, reign, holding, clan, lords and supported stand out and add context to how "soga" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the soga brothers are and as the soga had taken. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "soga" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with soga
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Soga supported the growth of Buddhism, and Moriya wanted to stop it. (12 words)
Those surrounding Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the Soga brothers are likely the most popularly reproduced. (15 words)
The Soga family eventually prevailed and supported Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku, who helped impress Buddhist faith into Japan. (19 words)
As the Soga had taken control of the throne in the sixth century, the Fujiwara by the ninth century had intermarried with the imperial family, and one of their members was the first head of the Emperor's Private Office. (40 words)
Earlier, the Emperors had married women from families of the government-holding Soga lords, and women of the imperial clan itself, i.e. various-degree cousins and often even their own sisters (half-sisters). (34 words)
Suiko's refusal to grant Soga no Umako's request that he be granted the imperial territory known as Kazuraki no Agata in 624 is cited as evidence of her independence from his influence. (34 words)
Example sentences (10)
He also married the daughter of his ally Soga no Kurayamada, thus ensuring that a significant portion of the Soga clan's power was on his side.
Although political power during Suiko's reign is widely viewed as having been wielded by Prince Shōtoku and Soga no Umako, Suiko was far from powerless.
As the Soga had taken control of the throne in the sixth century, the Fujiwara by the ninth century had intermarried with the imperial family, and one of their members was the first head of the Emperor's Private Office.
During this reign, Soga no Iname Titsingh, p. 33. is believed to have been the first verifiable "Great Minister" or Omi (also identified as Ō-omi).
Earlier, the Emperors had married women from families of the government-holding Soga lords, and women of the imperial clan itself, i.e. various-degree cousins and often even their own sisters (half-sisters).
Soga supported the growth of Buddhism, and Moriya wanted to stop it.
Suiko's refusal to grant Soga no Umako's request that he be granted the imperial territory known as Kazuraki no Agata in 624 is cited as evidence of her independence from his influence.
There were disputes about who would ascend to power and support the imperial family between the Soga and Mononobe/Nakatomi Shinto families.
The Soga family eventually prevailed and supported Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku, who helped impress Buddhist faith into Japan.
Those surrounding Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the Soga brothers are likely the most popularly reproduced.
Common combinations with soga
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the soga 5×
- soga no 4×