# shikken

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A member of the Hōjō clan who served as regent of the shogunate, from 1199 to 1333, during the Kamakura period.

## Etymology
From Japanese 執権.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shikken