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従兄弟: 294 Terms and Phrases

従兄弟
cousin (male)
first cousin

再従兄弟
second cousin

又従兄弟
second cousin

二従兄弟
second cousin

従兄弟違い
parent's cousin
first-cousin once removed

明仁の従兄弟。
He is cousin to Emperor Akihito.

桐壺更衣の従兄弟。
He is Kiritsubo no Koi's cousin.

櫻間道雄は従兄弟。
Michio SAKURAMA was his cousin.

三条実美の従兄弟。
He was a cousin of Sanetomi SANJYO.

父、源為義の従兄弟。
He was a cousin of Yoshitomo's father MINAMOTO no Tameyoshi.

従兄弟に俊寛がいる。
His cousin was Shunkan.

従兄弟の夕霧とは親友。
He and his cousin Yugiri are good friends.

将軍徳川家慶の従兄弟。
He was a cousin of Shogun Ieyoshi TOKUGAWA.

明仁の従兄弟にあたる。
He is the cousin of (Emperor) Akihito.

従兄弟に三浦義村がいる。
Yoshimura MIURA was one of his cousins.

紀友則は従兄弟にあたる。
KI no Tomonori was his cousin.

純忠の甥で晴信の従兄弟。
The nephew of Sumitada and cousin of Harunobu.

彼らは、私の従兄弟です。
They are my cousins.

藤原鎌足の従兄弟にあたる。
FUJIWARA no Kamatari was his cousin.

畠山重忠は従兄弟にあたる。
Shigetada HATAKEYAMA was Shigenari's cousin.

――母方の従兄弟さんですね。
--cousins of your mother.

彼は私の従兄弟ではありません。
He isn't my cousin.

源頼朝・源義経とは従兄弟にあたる。
MINAMOTO no Yoritomo and MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune were his cousins.

従兄弟にあたる夕霧とは親友である。
His cousin Yugiri was his close friend.

有馬晴信の従兄弟で、大村純忠の甥。
He was cousins with Harunobu ARIMA, and a niece of Sumitada OMURA.

源頼朝やその異母弟源義経の従兄弟。
His cousin was MINAMOTO no Yoritomo and his paternal younger brother, MINAMOTO no Yoshitune.

安康天皇・雄略天皇の従兄弟に当たる。
Prince Ichinobe no Oshiha was a cousin of the Emperor Anko and the Emperor Yuryaku.

和氏・頼春の従兄弟の細川顕氏の子孫。
The family was a descendant of Akiuji HOSOKAWA, who was a male cousin of Kazuuji and Yoriharu.

映画監督栗山富夫の父の従兄弟にあたる。
He was a cousin of the father of Tomio KURIYAMA, a movie director.

私の従兄弟は医者を見ただけで恐がった。
The mere sight of the doctor made my cousin afraid.

藤原俊成の甥、藤原定家の従兄弟にあたる。
He was the nephew of FUJIWARA no Toshinari (Shunzei), and the cousin of FUJIWARA no Teika.

水野忠重（家康の従兄弟）の娘と加藤清正。
A daughter of Tadashige MIZUNO (a male cousin of Ieyasu) and Kiyomasa KATO.

従兄弟に仙台藩主（3代）伊達綱宗がいる。
His cousin was Tsunamune DATE, the lord of the Sendai domain (third generation).

従兄弟にあたる覚尊僧正の室に入り、出家。
He entered the room of his cousin, Kakuson sojo, to become a priest.

また、基成の父の従兄弟に一条長成がいる。
In addition, Naganari ICHIJO was a cousin of Motonari's father.

従兄弟の結婚式の引き出物に鍋をもらった。
We were given a pot as a gift of my cousin's wedding party.

従兄弟の師直と同じく、足利尊氏に仕えた。
Morofuyu served Takauji ASHIKAGA as did his cousin Moronao.

嫡男の前田正虎は従兄弟の前田利常に仕えた。
His eldest son, Masatora MAEDA, served his cousin Toshitsune MAEDA.

小西アントニオ - 一門衆、行長の従兄弟。
Antonio KONISHI was ichimonshu (clansman) and a male cousin of Yukinaga.

主人であった九条政基とは従兄弟同士であった。
Lord Masamoto KUJO was his cousin.

剣術は、従兄弟の新三郎より神道無念流を学んだ。
As for swordplay, he learned the Shindo-Munen school of swordsmanship from his cousin Shinzaburo.

後を父の従兄弟にあたる旗本・稲葉正恒が継いだ。
His father's cousin hatamoto (direct retainers of the bakufu, which is a form of Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) Masatsune INABA succeeded him.

同じく壬申の乱で活躍した坂上老は従兄弟である。
SAKANOUE no Okina, who also showed a great performance in the Jinshin War, was his cousin.

藤原家成は、清盛の継母・池禅尼の従兄弟だった。
FUJIWARA no Ienari was a cousin of Ike no zenni, who was the step-mother of Kiyomori.

従兄弟に参議大納言従二位の巨勢奈弖麻呂がいる。
KOSE no Nademaro, who was Sangi (Councilor), Dainagon (Chief councilor) and Junii (Junior Second Rank) of state, was his cousin.

同じく壬申の乱で活躍した坂上熊毛は従兄弟である。
SAKANOUE no Kumake, who played a lively part in the Jinshin War, was Okina's cousin.

鎌倉幕府の初代将軍・源頼朝は母方の従兄弟にあたる。
The first Shogun of Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), MINAMOTO no Yoritomo was his maternal cousin.

系譜上従兄弟にあたる源頼政の養子となっていたとされる。
He is understood to have been adopted to MINAMOTO no Yorimasa, his male cousin in the family tree.

同派第二十四代法主（門首）・大谷光暢の従兄弟にあたる。
He was a cousin of Kocho OTANI, the twenty-fourth Hoshu (the chief priest) of that school.

藤原斉信は太政大臣藤原為光の子で道長の従兄弟にあたる。
FUJIWARA no Tadanobu was a son of Dajo-daijin (Grand minister of state) FUJIWARA no Tamemitsu and a cousin of Michinaga.

後に伯父の伴馬、従兄弟の金太郎（後の櫻間弓川）に師事。
Later he studied under his uncle Banma and his cousin Kintaro (later Kyusen SAKURAMA).

父は宮内権少輔紀有友（有朋）で、紀貫之の従兄弟にあたる。
His father was KI no Aritomo, Kunai Gon no sho (Provisional Junior Assistant of Imperial Household Ministry) and the cousin of KI no Tsurayuki.

幼少時には聡明さを見せ、また従兄弟の清氏と力比べをした。
As a child Yoriyuki was bright, and he is also said to have taken part in a test of strength with his cousin Kiyouji.

この後も従兄弟の石川麻呂とその弟の蘇我赤兄が大臣を務める
Even after this, his cousin Ishikawamaro and his younger brother SOGA no Akae served as the minister.

その後兄の顕氏や従兄弟の細川和氏と共に足利尊氏に仕えた。
Then he started to work for Takauji ASHIKAGA, along with his elder brother, Akiuji, and his cousin, Kazuuji HOSOKAWA.

高師行の子で、高師直の従兄弟（のち、師直の猶子となる）。
Morofuyu was a son of KO no Moroyuki and a cousin of KO no Moronao (later he was adopted by Moronao).

義兄・福島正之（本来は従兄弟）が没した後、嫡子となった。
He became the heir after Masayuki FUKUSHIMA, his brother-in-law (originally his cousin), died.

実父・経則が従兄弟である顕彰に家督を譲った後に誕生する。
He was born after his biological father, Tsunetoki, gave the reigns of the Kashuji family to his cousin, Akiteru.

摂津源氏でも頼政の従兄弟の子である源頼憲が処刑されている。
The damage done to the Settsu-Genji was the execution of MINAMOTO no Yorinori, a son of a cousin of Yorimasa.

従兄弟千種有維の子（岩倉乗具）を養子に迎えて家督を譲った。
He adopted a child of his cousin Arikore CHIGUSA (Noritomo IWAKURA) and transferred the role of head of the family to him.

義忠流の説を採用すると、彼と頼朝は双従兄弟という関係になる。
If we accept the theory of the Yoshitada lineage, he and Yoritomo were supposed to be second cousins.

義詮が将軍家を継承し、従兄弟の清氏が執事職に任命されていた。
Yoshiakira succeeded Takauji as shogun and Yoriyuki's cousin Kiyouji was appointed to the post of the steward.

副将には織田氏の宿老丹羽長秀や従兄弟の津田信澄らを付された。
He appointed Nagahide NIWA as the Oda family's shukuro (a chief vassal of a samurai family), and his cousin Nobusumi TSUDA as vice-shogun.

堀田正俊は江戸城内で、従兄弟の若年寄・稲葉正休に殺害された。
Masatoshi HOTTA was killed in the Edo castle by Wakadoshiyori, Masayasu INABA, who was his male cousin.

父は源氏の母桐壺更衣の従兄弟にあたる明石入道、母は明石の尼君。
Her father was the Akashi Priest, who is a cousin of Genji's mother Kiritsubo no Koi, and her mother was an Akashi Nun.

頭中将の甥で、その子達（柏木、雲居の雁等）とは従兄弟にあたる。
He is a nephew of Tono Chujo (the first secretary's captain), whose children (Kashiwagi, Kumoi no Kari, and so on) are his cousins.

実父伊通が美福門院の従兄弟にあたる縁で、美福門院の養女となる。
As her real father Koremichi was a cousin of Bifukumonin, she became an adopted daughter of Bifukumonin.

鎌倉権五郎景政の従兄弟との噂（野口実、元木泰雄両氏とか）もある。
Some people (such as Minoru NOGUCHI and Yasuo MOTOKI) guess that he was a cousin of KAMAKURA no Gongoro Kagemasa.

従兄弟にあたる明恵は上覚に師事して出家し、神護寺に入寺している。
Myokei, his cousin, became a Buddhist monk of Jingo-ji Temple after studying under Jokaku.

幼くして従兄弟にあたる三宝院勝覚（左大臣源俊房の子）に師事する。
When he was small, he studied under his cousin, Shokaku Sanboin (the child of MINAMOTO no Toshifusa who was the Minister of the Left).

――実際に、俺のコーンワルの母方からすると、従兄弟と呼べるんだが
--indeed, upon my Cornish mother's side I could call them cousins

豊臣秀吉のもとで働いた名軍師・竹中重治の従兄弟に当たる竹中一族。
He was a member of the Takenaka clan and was a cousin of Shigeharu TAKENAKA, who was an excellent strategist who worked for Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.

秀政はまた、光秀の援護にきた従兄弟の明智秀満を坂本城に追い込む。
Hidemitsu AKECHI, Mitsuhide's male cousin came to help Mitsuhide, but Hidemasa pushed him into Sakamoto-jo Castle.

従兄弟には、平清盛、平経盛、新田義重、源義康、源義信などがいる。
Among his cousins are TAIRA no Kiyomori, TAIRA no Tsunemori, Yoshishige NITTA, MINAMOTO no Yoshiyasu, and MINAMOTO no Yoshinobu.

源平合戦において従兄弟である高梨忠直らと共に、源義仲傘下に入る。
When the Genpei War broke out, he became a follower of MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka together with his cousin, Tadanao TAKANASHI and others.

明智光近 - 光秀の従兄弟とも光忠の子ともいわれるが定かではない。
Mitsuchika AKECHI - referred to as both Mitsuhide's cousin and Mitsutada's son, though this it is not clear.

一方、三好三人衆らは義輝の従兄弟である足利義栄（後に義栄）を擁立。
On the other hand, Miyoshi sanninshu backed up Yoshichika (later Yoshihide), a male cousin of Yoshiteru.

兄弟達と同様、従兄弟である藤原頼長の側近となり、その家司を務める。
He became a close adviser of FUJIWARA no Yorinaga, who was his cousin, as well as his brothers and he worked as the Keishi (household superintendent) of Yorinaga.

梅若万三郎 (2世)は伯父、梅若万三郎 (3世)は従兄弟に当たる。
Manzaburo UMEWAKA the Second is his uncle; Manzaburo UMEWAKA the Third is his cousin.

島津忠良の子・島津尚久の子で、島津義久と島津義弘の従兄弟に当たる。
He was a son of Naohisa SHIMAZU who was a son of Tadayoshi SHIMAZU, and was a cousin of Yoshihisa SHIMAZU and Yoshihiro SHIMAZU.

御所を守る御家人に従兄弟の高井重茂（義盛の弟和田義茂の子）がいた。
There was Shigemochi TAKAI, his male cousin (son of Yoshimochi WADA who was Yoshimori's younger brother), among the gokenin who were protecting the Imperial Palace.

忠盛は妻の宗子が家成の従兄弟であったことから親密な関係を築いていく。
Tadamori developed a close relationship with Ienari because his wife Muneko was Ienari's cousin.

父は西郷吉兵衛、母は政子、兄は西郷隆盛（本名隆永）従兄弟は大山巌等。
His father is Kichibei SAIGO, his mother is Masako, one of his siblings is Takamori SAIGO (real name: Takanaga), and one of his cousins is Iwao OYAMA.

833年（天長10年）従兄弟にあたる仁明天皇の即位に際し立太子した。
He was formally installed as Crown Prince when his cousin Emperor Ninmyo acceded the throne in 833.

六代（藩主）　徳川宗直（支藩西条藩から養子、吉宗の従兄弟にあたる。）
The sixth (the lord of the domain): Munenao TOKUGAWA (adopted from the lord family of Saijo Domain, a branch domain of Kishu; a cousin of Yoshimune)

従兄弟（後深草天皇の皇子）の久明親王が幼くして将軍として擁立された。
Koreyasu's male cousin Imperial Prince Hisaaki (Imperial Prince of Emperor Gofukakusa) was a very young child when he assumed the position of shogun.

子に平忠常、平頼尊らがおり、平将門（平良将の子）とは従兄弟にあたる。
His children included TAIRA no Tadatsune and TAIRA no Yorito, and TAIRA no Masakado (son of TAIRA no Yoshimasa) was his cousin.

従兄弟の西郷隆盛も大柄で肥満体だったが、大山もなかなかのものであった。
Takamori SAIGO, his male cousin, was also stout and overweight, but Oyama was also fairly big himself.

4兄弟のうち、藤原武智麻呂・藤原房前・藤原宇合は石足の従兄弟にあたる。
Among her sons, FUJIWARA no Muchimaro, FUJIWARA no Fusasaki, FUJIWARA no Umakai were his cousins.

しかし将軍足利義教は、元雅の従兄弟にあたる観世三郎元重（音阿弥）を重用。
However, Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA gave preferential treatment to Saburo-motoshige KANZE (Onami), a cousin of Motomasa.

斎宮退下の後は敦忠の従兄弟で同母姉勤子内親王の夫でもある師輔と結婚した。
After resigning as Saigu, she married Morosuke, who was a cousin of Atsutada and the husband of Imperial Princess Kinshi, her elder sister by the same mother.

1994年には、兄・茂山宗彦、従兄弟の茂山茂と「花形狂言少年隊」を結成。
In 1994 he formed 'Hanagata Kyogen Shonen-tai' (which means 'young Kyogen stars' team') with his elder brother Motohiko SHIGEYAMA and his cousin Shigeru SHIGEYAMA.

叔父の源季貞の助命を嘆願していた従兄弟の源宗季と共に源頼朝に助命を願った。
With his cousin 源宗季, who had been begging for the life of his uncle MINAMOTO no Suesada, he appealed to MINAMOTO no Yoritomo for mercy.

従兄弟にあたる源頼信の娘を嫡子・為満に娶らせ、河内源氏と姻戚関係を結んだ。
He had the daughter of MINAMOTO no Yorinobu, his cousin, married Tamemitsu, the legitimate child, and allied with the Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto clan).

天正15年（1587年）、秀吉の計らいにより従兄弟にあたる京極高次と結婚。
In 1587, she married her cousin Takatsugu KYOGOKU through the good offices of Hidetoshi.

はじめ従兄弟の佐々清蔵に嫁ぎ、五郎四郎を儲けるも、本能寺の変で清蔵と死別。
At first, she married to Seizo SASSA, her cousin, and gave birth to Goroshiro, but Seizo was assassinated in the Honnoji Incident.

嘉承元年（1106年）、叔父源義光・従兄弟源義業と常陸国において合戦する。
In 1106, he fought against his uncle MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu and his cousin MINAMOTO no Yoshinari in Hitachi Province.

同じく頼重娘の上杉清子を母に持つ、足利尊氏・足利直義とは従兄弟同士である。
He was a cousin of Takauji ASHIKAGA and Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA, who also had a daughter of Yorishige, Kiyoko UESUGI, as their mother.

従兄弟の清房、清貞とともに三騎で敵陣に突入し、散々に奮戦した末に戦死した。
He attacked the enemy's camp with his cousins Kiyofusa and Kiyosada, three horsemen in all, to fight a fierce battle and was finally killed.

一ノ谷の戦いにおいて、従兄弟の知盛の指揮の下、生田の森で源氏軍と対戦する。
In the Battle of Ichi no tani, he fought with the Minamoto army in Ikuta Woods under his cousin Tomomori's command.

朝宗と宗村は従兄弟の関係で、朝宗の嗣子有宗が早世したので宗村が継いだとある。
Tomomune and Munemura are described as male cousins, and it says that Munemura became the second family head, because the heir of Tomomune, Arimune, died young.

幼い頃は一向宗の坊主であった伯父の元で従兄弟の堀直政と共に育てられたという。
In his childhood, he and Naomasa HORI, his male cousin were brought up by his uncle who was a Buddhist priest of Ikkoshu sect.

平清盛の正妻である平時子と従兄弟であったことから、平家一門の一員として立身。
He had a rise as a member of the Taira family because he was a cousin of TAIRA no Tokiko who was legal wife of TAIRA no Kiyomori.

従兄弟の大石良穀も近衛家に仕えていたので、その縁故を頼ったものかもしれない。
Since his cousin Yoshitake OISHI also served the Konoe family, he might have used this connection.

泰時の孫で泰盛の従兄弟にあたる5代執権北条時頼とは4歳違いのほぼ同世代である。
Yasumori was more or less of the same generation, with a 4-year difference in their age, as the fifth regent Tokiyori HOJO, who was Yasutoki's grandson and Yasumori's cousin.

実父は第12代将軍徳川家慶の実弟であり、第13代将軍徳川家定の従兄弟にあたる。
His natural father was a younger brother of Ieyoshi TOKUGAWA, the 12th shogun, and a cousin of Iesada TOKUGAWA, the 13th shogun.

父良兼らが従兄弟の平将門と度々争い、勝利して将門の妻子を捕らえ上総に拉致した。
After Yoshikane, Kintsura's father, had often been fighting against TAIRA no Masakado, his male cousin, Yoshikane won the battle and took Masakado's wife and children as hostage to Kazusa Province.

母は武者小路隆光の娘で、母方の従兄弟に室町幕府11代征夷大将軍・足利義澄がいる。
His mother was a daughter of Takemitsu MUSHANOKOJI and Yoshizumi ASHIKAGA, who was the 11th Seii taishogun (literally, 'great general who subdues the barbarians') of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), was his cousin from mother side.

信玄の死後、従兄弟の武田勝頼とは対立が絶えず、長篠の戦いの際には勝手に戦線を離脱。
After the death of Shingen, he was constantly in conflict with Shingen's cousin Katsuyori TAKEDA; although he once took part in the Battle of Nagashino, he pulled out of the battle without asking for consent.

蘇我馬子の子である蘇我倉麻呂の子であり、蘇我蝦夷は伯父、蘇我入鹿は従兄弟に当たる。
He was a child of SOGA no Kuramaro, who was a child of SOGA no Umako, and had Soga no Emishi as his uncle and SOGA no Iruka as his cousin.

為憲は平将門・平貞盛の従兄弟にあたり、藤原氏であるとともに桓武平氏の血縁でもある。
Tamenori was a cousin to both TAIRA no Masakado and TAIRA no Sadamori, thus being a blood relative of both the Fujiwara clan and the Kanmu-Heishi (the Taira clan descended from Emperor Kanmu).

この時期、「脇之仕手」として座の有力者だったのは、父の従兄弟にあたる観世長俊である。
During this period, his father's cousin Nagatoshi KANZE was an influential person of the group as 'waki no shite' (beside-the-doer role).

その南北朝の騒乱の最中、吉川経盛の従兄弟・吉川経兼とその子の吉川経見は南朝方に帰順。
Amid the mayhem of the conflicts between the Northern and the Southern courts, a cousin of Tsunemori KIKKAWA, Tsunekane KIKKAWA and his son, Tsunemi KIKKAWA became allegiant to the Southern Court.

このため、家督は従兄弟の直時が継ぎ、実子の直矩は成長してから家督を継ぐこととなった。
Therefore, his cousin, Naotoki, became the head of the family, and his actual son, Naonori then succeeded as head of the family after he grew up.

『稲葉家譜』によると玉雲院の母は信長の妹であり、玉雲院は信秀とは従兄弟の関係になる。
According to 'the Materials of the Inaba Family,' the mother of Gyokuunin was a younger sister of Nobunaga, i.e., a cousin of Nobuhide.

秀綱の母は織田信長の娘ないし孫娘であるといい、秀綱は従兄弟ないし従兄弟の子にあたる。
It is said that Hidetsuna's mother was the daughter or granddaughter of Nobunaga ODA and Hidetsuna was the male cousin or son of a male cousin of Hidenobu.

子母澤寛の書物では林信太郎の従兄弟とされているが、おそらく林新次郎との混同と思われる。
He was deemed as a cousin of Shintaro HAYASHI in a book written by Kan SHIMOZAWA, but Shimozawa might have been confused with Shinjiro HAYASHI.

この頃徳川家康の母方の従兄弟にあたり諸国を放浪していた水野勝成が2度に亘って寄食した。
Around that time, Katsunari MIZUNO, who was a maternal cousin of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA traveling around various provinces, stayed in his residence twice.

戦死したのは近親者は従兄弟の望月信永（武田信繁三男、信豊の実弟）のみという有様だった。
His cousin Nobunaga MOCHIZUKI (Nobushige TAKEDA's third son and Nobutoyo's biological, younger brother) was his only relative killed in the center.

康行は従兄弟の土岐詮直を尾張守護代とし、弟の土岐満貞を京都代官として義満に近侍させた。
Yasuyuki appointed his cousin Akinao TOKI to a guard of Owari, and sent his brother Mitsusada TOKI as a daikan (local governor) of Kyoto, where the bakufu existed, to attend Yoshimitsu in a short distance.

義信は初め父の従兄弟に当たる源義宗（八幡太郎義家の長男）の猶子となったと言われている。
It is said that Yoshinobu was adopted by MINAMOTO no Yoshimune (the first son of Hachiman Taro Yoshiie) who was his father's cousin at first.

大方の予想を裏切って即位した雅仁親王（後の後白河天皇）は、経宗と従兄弟の関係にあった。
Imperial Prince Masahito (later Emperor Goshirakawa), who was enthroned quite differently from what every one had expected, was a cousin of Tsunemune.

従兄弟の六右衛門が一向宗蓮照寺住職となっていた関係で、本願寺方との交渉をも受け持った。
Because his male cousin, Rokuemon was the chief priest at Rensho-ji Temple of Ikkoshu sect, he was in charge of contact with Hongan-ji Temple side.

誠光の兄の柳原資廉は霊元天皇の従兄弟にあたり、武家伝奏をつとめて幕府との交渉に活躍した。
Sukekado YANAGIWARA, an elder brother of Tomomitsu and a cousin of the Emperor Reigen, served as an official intermediary between the court and the bakufu called Buke Denso and played an active role in negotiations.

また支城の真田本城真田本城の支城群には、昌幸の従兄弟矢沢頼康が上杉の援兵と共に篭城した。
In the branch castles of the Sanada Main Castle, Masayuki's cousin Yoriyasu YAZAWA and Uesugi's enpei (reinforcements) were besieged.

父の姉妹が藤原忠実の室となり藤原頼長の生母となったことから、従兄弟として頼長に近侍した。
Because his father's sisters became FUJIWARA no Tadazane's wife and FUJIWARA no Yorinaga's biological mother, he served Yorinaga as a cousin.

しかしその後、従兄弟の赤松満政が播磨国守護を兼ねた山名氏に対して挙兵するとこれに応ずる。
After that, however, when Mochiie's cousin Mitsumasa AKAMATSU raised an army against the Yamana clan which additionally held the military governor of Harima Province, Mochiie cooperated with Mitsumasa.

永正10年（1413年）に万里小路秀房の子として生まれる（正親町天皇の従兄弟にあたる）。
In 1413, he was born as the child of Hidefusa MADENOKOJI (a cousin of Emperor Ogimachi).

最後は壇ノ浦の戦いにおいて、資盛、従兄弟の平行盛と三名で手を取り合い、海中に身を投じた。
In the end, he drowned himself in the sea with Sukemori and his cousin TAIRA no Yukimori, hand in hand, in the Battle of Dannoura.

基房は反平氏的人物だったが正室は花山院兼雅の姉妹であり、顕家の従兄弟には藤原隆房がいた。
Motofusa was anti-Taira; his legal wife was a sister of Kanemasa KAZANIN, and FUJIWARA no Takafusa was his cousin.

秀衡の舅で政治顧問であった藤原基成は一条長成の従兄弟の子で、その伝をたどった可能性が高い。
Since FUJIWARA no Motonari, Hidehira's father-in-law and political adviser, was a son of Naganari ICHIJO's cousin, it is probable that he (Yoshitsune) depended on that connection.

浅野内匠頭の母方の従兄弟に当たる美濃国大垣藩主戸田氏定も自ら鉄砲州上屋敷へ駆けつけてきた。
The lord of Ogaki Domain in Mino Province Ujisada TODA, who was a maternal cousin of Asano Takumi no Kami, also came over to the Tepposhu Kamiyashiki.

「それから私たちが、母の従兄弟であるレンマン老人が住むレンフィールドに行った夏が来ました。
'Then came the summer when we went to Wrenfield to be near old Lenman -- my mother's cousin, as you know.

一族のうち、吉晴の従兄弟の堀尾但馬や吉晴の弟堀尾氏光の子堀尾氏晴などが越前松平家に仕えた。
From the Horio family line, Tajima HORIO, who was Yoshiharu's cousin, and Ujiharu HORIO, whose father Ujimitsu HORIO was a younger brother of Yoshiharu, served the Matsudaira family of Echizen Province.

細川氏は四国へ派遣され、和氏は従兄弟の細川顕氏と共に四国の諸大名や国人統率などで功を挙げた。
The Hosokawa family was dispatched to Shikoku, and Kazuuji, as well as his cousin Akiuji HOSOKAWA, exercised excellent leadership over territorial lords and local lords in Shikoku.

同年、霊元天皇（冬基の従兄弟にあたる）から「醍醐」の家名を下賜され、父の一条家から分家した。
In the same year, he was conferred by Emperor Reigen (Fuyumoto's cousin) the family name 'Daigo' and became independent from the paternal Ichijo family.

子に佐久間信栄、従兄弟に佐久間盛次（佐久間盛政、佐久間安政、柴田勝政、佐久間勝之の父）がいる。
Nobuhide SAKUMA was one of his children, and Moritsugu SAKUMA (father of Morimasa SAKUMA, Katsumasa SHIBATA, and Katsuyuki SAKUMA) was one of his cousins.

しかし貞治2年（1363年）、再従兄弟である斯波高経と対立し、全役職をとかれて失脚してしまう。
However, in 1363, he had an argument with his second cousin Takatsune SHIBA and lost all his posts.

以後従兄弟である藤原師実と摂関の地位を巡る激しい権力闘争を続けたが師実が摂関の地位に就任した。
Later, he entered into a serious power struggle over the position of Sekkan (regents and advisers) with his cousin FUJIWARA no Morozane, but Morozane was appointed to the position of Sekkan.

承平 (日本)5年（935年）父国香が従兄弟の平将門に討たれた際は平安京で馬寮在任中であった。
While Sadamori served as Meryo in Heian-Kyo (ancient capital in current Kyoto), his father TAIRA no Kunika was killed by his male cousin TAIRA no Masakado.

南軍駆逐後は従兄弟の清氏ととも賢俊を訪ねるなど、しばらく京に滞在しており右馬頭に任じられている。
After the defeat of the Southern Army, Yoriyuki spent time in Kyoto, visiting Kenshun with his cousin Kiyouji, and being appointed Umanokami.

伊通にとって、得子は（前出の長実の娘とは言え）母方の従兄弟姉妹であり、また忠通は妹の婿であった。
For Koremichi, Tokushi was a maternal cousin (although she was a daughter of above-mentioned Nagazane) and Tadamichi was the husband of his younger sister.

明和2年（1765年）、従兄弟で宗家藩主の松平定功の急病によって養嗣となり、翌日本家を継承する。
In 1765, due to his cousin and the feudal lord of the head family, Sadakatsu MATSUDAIRA, suddenly falling ill, he was adopted by the head family and next day succeeded the head family.

同年に兄の3代執権北条泰時が重病となると、六波羅探題南方の従兄弟北条時盛と共に急ぎ鎌倉へ下った。
When his older brother Yasutoki HOJO, the third regent became severely ill in the same year, he immediately went down to Kamakura together with his cousin Tokimori HOJO, who was in Rokuhara Tandai Minamikata (Rokuhara Tandai South).

従兄弟の松平忠俊が早世したため、万治2年（1659年）に叔父で丹波亀山藩主・松平忠晴の養子となる。
As his cousin Tadatoshi MATSUDAIRA died at an early age, he was adopted to his uncle Tadaharu MATSUDAIRA, the lord of Tanba-Kameyama Domain, in 1659.

左大臣藤原頼長とは父方・母方の双方で従兄弟同士の間柄であり、その関係から頼長の家司、近習として活動。
Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) FUJIWARA no Yorinaga was his cousin both on his paternal and maternal sides, so he acted as Keishi (household superintendent) and kinju (attendant) of Yorinaga.

時康親王の母は藤原総継の娘・藤原沢子で、基経の母・乙春とは姉妹であり、基経は時康親王の従兄弟にあたる。
Prince Tokiyasu's mother was FUJIWARA no Takushi, a daughter of FUJIWARA no Futatsugu, and she was also a sister of Mototsune's mother, Otoharu, making Mototsune a cousin of the Prince Tokiyasu.

源満快の曾孫にあたり、また源頼信の娘を母としていたことから河内源氏の源義家・源義光等の従兄弟にあたる。
He was a cousin of MINAMOTO no Yoshiie and MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu of the Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto clan) since he was a great grandson of MINAMOTO no Mitsuyoshi and also a son of a daughter of MINAMOTO no Yorinobu.

繁子内親王（光孝天皇皇女）の退下を受けて、寛平元年（889年）2月に従兄弟宇多天皇の斎宮に卜定された。
Ａｆｔｅｒ Imperial Princess Hanshi (princess of Emperor Koko) resigned, she was designated as Saigu (Imperial Princess appointed to serve the deities of the Ise-jingu Shrine) of her cousin, Emperor Uda by bokujo (decided by fortunetelling) in March 889.

伯父に六世野村万蔵（人間国宝）、従兄弟に野村萬（人間国宝）、野村万作、野村四郎（能役者）、野村万之介。
His uncle was Manzo NOMURA, the sixth (Living National Treasure), his cousins are Man NOMURA (Living National Treasure), Mansaku NOMURA, Shiro NOMURA (Noh performer), Mannosuke NOMURA.

足利尊氏・足利直義兄弟の母上杉清子は父憲房の妹であり、従って憲顕と尊氏・直義とは従兄弟の関係であった。
The mother Kiyoko UESUGI of Takauji ASHIKAGA and Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA was a younger sister of Noriaki's father Norifusa, therefore, Takuji and Tadayoshi were Noriaki's male cousins.

しかし都で従兄弟の師直と足利直義による対立が発生すると、師冬も直義派であった憲顕と対立することになる。
However, when conflict between his cousin Moronao and Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA broke out in Kyoto, Morofuyu also came to conflict with Noriaki UESUGI on the Tadayoshi's side.

代わって、藤井松平の宗家・山城守家から従兄弟の松平忠栄 (亀山藩嫡子)が養子として父の後継に望まれた。
Instead of him, his cousin Tadahide MATSUDAIRA from the head family of Fujii-Matsudaira, the family of Yamashiro no kami (Governor of Yamashiro Province), was asked to be adopted as a successor (the heir of the Kameyama Domain).

また徳川家康の側近として仕えた崇伝は一色氏の末裔であり、崇伝の従兄弟の一色範勝の一族は旗本として仕えた。
Suden, who served Ieyasu TOKUGAWA as an aide, was a descendant of the Isshiki clan; and the family of Norikatsu ISSHIKI, who was a cousin of Suden, served as the hatamoto.

そのさだまさしは、自分の従兄弟の死に際して行なわれた精霊流しを題材にして、ヒット曲『精霊流し』を作った。
Masashi SADA created the hit song 'Shoronagashi' having been inspired by Shoronagashi after his cousin's death.

母は園基音(権大納言)の姫であり、したがって同じく園基音の姫を母とする霊元天皇とは母方の従兄弟にあたる。
His mother was a daughter of Motonari SONO (Gon Dainagon) and, therefore, he was a maternal cousin of the Emperor Reigen whose mother was also a daughter of Motonari SONO.

しかし源範頼軍に陣を突破されると、従兄弟の平経俊、義兄の平清房とともに三騎で敵陣に突入し、討ち取られた。
However when the siege was broken by the army of MINAMOTO no Noriyori, Kiyosada charged to the enemy encampment with three horsemen, who were Kiyosada, his male cousin TAIRA no Tsunetoshi, and his brother-in-law TAIRA no Kiyofusa, and was killed in battle.

当初は父の従兄弟である伊予国国司藤原元名に従って伊予掾として、瀬戸内に跋扈する海賊を鎮圧する側にあった。
Sumitomo initially engaged in suppressing pirates that thrived in the Setouchi region as Iyo-no-kuni no jo, under the direction of his father's cousin FUJIWARA no Motona, Iyo no kuni kokushi (the provincial governor of Iyo Province).

また、純友の父の従兄弟にあたる藤原元名が承平2年から5年にかけて伊予守であったという事実に注目されている。
It should be noted that FUJIWARA no Motona, the cousin of Sumitomo's father, served as Iyo no kami (Governor of Iyo Province) for 5 years from 932.

同年、信長の姉妹の子で従兄弟にあたるクマノスケ（中川秀休か）なる者と共に大坂で受洗、キリスト教に入信した。
The same year, he was baptized in Osaka with Kumanosuke (presumably Hideyasu NAKAGAWA), who was a son of a sister of Nobunaga and one of the cousins of Nobuhide, and became a Christian.

従兄弟で同僚の渡辺渡（わたなべわたる）の妻、袈裟御前に横恋慕し、誤って殺してしまったことから出家したという。
He is said to have loved Kesa Gozen, the wife of Wataru WATANABE, who was his male cousin and worked together with him, killed her by mistake, and consequently become a priest.

鎌倉時代末期から南北朝時代にかけて、細川和氏・細川頼春兄弟やその従兄弟の細川顕氏・細川定禅らが足利尊氏に従う。
Brothers of Kazuuji HOSOKAWA and Yoriharu HOSOKAWA and their male cousins, Akiuji HOSOKAWA and Jozen HOSOKAWA served Takauji ASHIKAGA through the end of Kamakura period to the period of the Northern and Southern Courts.

文明15年（1483年）、義政の意向で、従兄弟で大夫を支える有能な脇師の日吉源四郎を、観世座に奪われてしまう。
In 1483, Konparu-za lost Genshiro HIYOSHI, who was the Dayu's cousin and a competent supporting performer, to Kanze-za at Yoshimasa's direction.

妻も子もなかったが、従兄弟にあたる大石良麿の子大石良饒が養子に入り、瀬左衛門信清家の家名を今日まで残している。
He had no wife and no child, but Ryojo OISHI, a son of Nobukiyo's cousin, Yoshimaro OISHI, was adopted, and Ryojo's descendants have kept the family name of Sezaemon Nobukiyo until today.

これに対して保守的な譜代大名や大奥は、家定に血筋が近い従兄弟の紀伊藩徳川慶福（後の徳川家茂）を擁立しようとした。
On the other hand, conservative fudai daimyo (daimyo in hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa family) and O-oku (the inner halls of Edo Castle where the wife of the Shogun and her servants reside) backed up Yoshitomi TOKUGAWA (later Iemochi TOKUGAWA), a male cousin of Iesada, of the Kii Domain.

藤原璋子近臣家の出身だったが、従兄弟には鳥羽法皇第一の寵臣・藤原家成がいたことから藤原得子ともつながりがあった。
She was from the family of a trusted vassal of FUJIWARA no Shoshi and was also related to FUJIWARA no Tokushi (also known as Nariko) through her cousin FUJIWARA no Ienari who was the most favorite retainer of the Cloistered Emperor Toba.

正平一統が破綻すると、1352年（正平 (日本)7年/観応3年）に宗良親王を奉じて弟義宗、従兄弟脇屋義治と挙兵。
When the Shoei Itto (temporal unification of the Northern and Southern courts) became abolished, he mobilized an army with his younger brother Yoshimune and his male cousin, Yoshiharu WAKIYA, under the order of Imperial Prince Muneyoshi in 1352.

仲任の父は従五位下下総守橘佐臣で、佐臣の父、従四位下筑前国守橘茂枝と贈従三位中納言橘広相は又従兄弟の関係になる。
Nakato's father was TACHIBANA no Saomi (佐臣), Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) Shimofusa no kuni no Kami (Governor of Shimofusa Province), and Saomi (佐臣)'s father, TACHIMANA no Shigee (橘茂枝), who was ranked Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) Chikuzen no kuni no Kami (Governor of Chikuzen Province), and TACHIMANA no Hiromi, ranked Zo-Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank, posthumously conferred) Chunagon (Middle Councilor), were second cousins.

しかし源範頼軍に陣を突破されると、覚悟を決め、従兄弟の経俊、義弟の清貞とともに三騎で敵陣に突入し、討ち取られた。
However, after MINAMOTO no Noriyori's troops had broken through his line, he resolutely attacked the enemy's camp with his cousin Tsunetoshi and his brother-in-law Kiyosada, three horsemen in all, and was killed in battle.

白河天皇とは従兄弟に当たるため朝廷の信任も篤く、堀河天皇に近臣として仕え、妻藤原光子は堀河・鳥羽二代の乳母となった。
Because Emperor Shirakawa was his cousin, he was deeply trusted by the Imperial Court and served Emperor Horikawa as a trusted vassal, while his wife FUJIWARA no Mitsuko served as a wet nurse for the emperors Horikawa and Toba.

曾祖父、または従曾祖父に後三年の役で源義家のもとで戦い武勇を謳われた鎌倉景政がいる（梶原氏の祖・梶原景久の従兄弟）。
Kagemasa KAMAKURA, who fought under MINAMOTO no Yoshiie at Gosannen no Eki (the Later Three Years' War) and was famous for his heroic acts, was Kagetoki's great-grandfather or great-grandfather's cousin (a cousin of Kagehisa KAJIWARA, the originator of the Kajiwara clan).

学生時代（学習院高等科3年の試験が終わった日）学友である橋本明（橋本龍太郎の従兄弟）に「銀座にいきたい」と相談した。
He once proposed visiting Ginza to his schoolmate Akira HASHIMOTO (a cousin of former Prime Minister, Ryutaro HASHIMOTO) in his school days (to be exact, on the day when he finished the final examination in his third year of Gakushuin High School).

貞享元年（1684年）8月28日、大老堀田正俊が従兄弟で若年寄だった稲葉正休に声をかけられ、不意に殺害されたという。
On October 7, 1684, Masatoshi HOTTA, who held the title of chief minister, was called to by Masayasu INABA, who was Masatoshi's cousin and held the title of managerial position, and suddenly killed by him.

建保7年（1219年）1月、従兄弟の三代将軍源実朝の死により征夷大将軍の座が空席となると、翌月その位を望み挙兵する。
1219 January, with the death of his cousin, the third shogun MINAMOTO no Sanetomo, the position of Seitaishogun (commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians) becomes empty, and a month later, he raises an army in hope for this position.

なお、第10代将軍足利義稙の養子となった阿波公方足利義維は叔父で、その子である第14代将軍・足利義栄は従兄弟にあたる。
His uncle was Yoshitsuna ASHIKAGA, who was the Awa Kubo and also an adopted son of the 10th shogun Yoshitane ASHIKAGA, and his cousin Yoshihide ASHIKAGA, the 14th shogun, was a son of Yoshitsuna.

時雄は母方を通じて徳冨蘆花（本名健次郎）と従兄弟同士であり、小説「黒い目と茶色の目」は久栄との恋愛の葛藤を描いている。
Tokio was a maternal cousin of Roka TOKUTOMI (real name: Kenjiro), who wrote a novel 'Kuroi me to chairo no me' (Black Eyes and Brown Eyes) describing his conflicted love affair with Hisae.

従兄弟にあたる桓武天皇とは酒飲み仲間であったと伝えられ、平安京遷都の際に賀茂大神と伊勢神宮への使者にも任じられている。
It is said that his cousin Emperor Kanmu was a boon companion and he was appointed as the emissary for Kamo-jinja Shrine and Ise-jingu Shrine in the transfer of national capital to the city of Heian-kyo.

皇太子を指名することなく崩御したが、従兄弟の市辺押磐皇子（履中天皇の皇子）を皇位継承者に立てる腹積もりであったとされる。
Although the Emperor passed away without designating the crown prince, it is considered that he planned to choose his cousin Ichinohe (or Ichinobe) no Oshiha no Miko (son of Emperor Richu) as his heir to the imperial throne.

仲子の姉妹の紀良子は足利義満の母で、後円融天皇と義満は母系で従兄弟に当たり、また同い年である（新暦では1つ違いになる）。
Nakako's sister, KI no Yoshiko was Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA's mother, Emperor Goenyu was Yoshimitsu's maternal cousin and they both were same age. (or one year difference according to the solar calendar)

公教と惟方により二条天皇の六波羅行幸の計画が練られ、藤原尹明（信西の従兄弟・惟方の義兄弟）が密命を帯びて内裏に参入する。
A plan to spirit Emperor Nijo away by having him make a visit to Rokuhara was perfected thanks to Kiminori and Korekata, while FUJIWARA no Tadaaki (Shinzei's cousin and Korekata's brother-in-law, also known as Masaaki) paid a visit to the Imperial Palace bearing a secret order.

宣化天皇の時代に物部麁鹿火が死去すると、麁鹿火の同族（父の従兄弟とされる）の物部尾輿が欽明天皇によって大連に任じられる。
When MONONOBE no Arakahi died at the time of Emperor Senka, MONONOBE no Okoshi, who was the male cousin of his father, was appointed as omuraji.

元暦2年（1185年）3月、壇ノ浦の戦いにおいて最終的な敗北を喫し、従兄弟の平資盛、平有盛とともに入水自殺（平家物語）。
In March 1185, the Heike clan was finally defeated at the battle of Dan-no-ura, and Yukinori and his cousins, TAIRA no Sukemori and TAIRA no Arimori, killed themselves by jumping into water and drowning ('Heike Monogatari' [The Tales of the Heike]).

この時頼之は闕所処分権を将軍尊氏に拒否され、就任を固辞し阿波へ下国しようとするが、従兄弟の清氏に説得されて帰京したという。
It is said that Yoriyuki had been denied the right to seize assets of the enemy side by Shogun Takauji and had thus decided to decline the foregoing appointment and return to Awa, but was persuaded to return to Kyoto by his cousin Kiyouji.

寿永2年（1183年）春、以仁王の令旨を受けて挙兵していた従兄弟の源義仲が、頼朝に追われた叔父の源義広・源行家を庇護した。
In spring 1183, MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka, the male cousin of Yoritomo who had received Prince Mochihito's order and raised an army, had sheltered the uncle MINAMOTO no Yoshihiro and MINAMOTO no Yukiie, who were pursued by Yoritomo.

前久は義輝の従兄弟であったがその正室である自分の姉を保護した事を評価してこれを認め、彼らが推す足利義栄の将軍就任を決定した。
Although Sakihisa was a cousin of Yoshiteru, he decided to make Yoshihide ASHIKAGA, who was recommended by them, Shogun since he appreciated Yoshihide for protecting his older sister, a legal wife of Yoshiteru.

父の久頼の没後、従兄弟の六角政尭（六角時綱の子）の後見を受けるものの、のちに幕府の思惑と政尭の策略により守護職を剥奪される。
After his father, Hisayori, died, he was placed in the custody of his cousin, Masataka ROKKAKU (a son of Tokitsuna ROKKAKU), but was later stripped of his shugo post due to the shogunate's plans and Masataka's ploys.

実子がいなかった為、上杉憲顕（義兄弟で従兄弟）の子息・上杉能憲と、上杉重行（憲顕と同じく）の子息・上杉顕能を養子にしている。
He did not have any biological child, and therefore adopted Yoshinori UESUGI who was a son of Noriaki UESUGI (his brother-in-law and cousin) and Akiyoshi UESUGI who was a son of Shigeyuki UESUGI (also his brother-in-law and cousin).

またこの年には宇多天皇の元で太政官を統率し、道真とも親交があった右大臣源能有（文徳天皇の皇子・宇多天皇の従兄弟）が没している。
In the same year, Udaijin MINAMOTO no Yoshiari (a son of Emperor Montoku and also a cousin of Emperor Uda), who had led the Daijokan (Grand Council of State) under Emperor Uda's control and also had a close relationship with Michizane, died.

従兄弟の朝倉景鏡の勧めで賢松寺に逃れていた義景であったが、8月20日早朝、その景鏡が織田信長と通じて裏切り、賢松寺を襲撃する。
Although Yoshikage escaped to Kensho-ji Temple following advice from Kageakira ASAKURA, his cousin, Kageakira was in secret communication with Nobunaga ODA, betrayed Yoshikage, and attacked Kensho-ji Temple in the early morning of September 26.

母の藤原宗子は藤原璋子近臣家の出身だったが、従兄弟には鳥羽法皇第一の寵臣・藤原家成がいたことから藤原得子ともつながりがあった。
His mother, FUJIWARA no Muneko, came from a family of personal attendants to FUJIWARA no Shoshi (Tamako), and she was also connected to FUJIWARA no Nariko through one of her cousins, FUJIWARA no Ienari, who was the favorite retainer of the Cloistered Emperor Toba.

政経は出雲国の尼子経久を頼り下向し、1505年（永正2年）に政経の子で従兄弟の京極材宗と和睦し、34年続いた家督争いを終える。
Masatsune traveled to the Izumo Province to take refuge with Tsunehisa AMAGO and he reconciled with Kimune KYOGOKU, a child of Masatsune and his cousin, in 1505 to put the end to the succession battle which had continued for 34 years.

しかし父石足と特に親しかった藤原武智麻呂の次男、藤原仲麻呂が台頭すると、彼の又従兄弟にあたる年足もその権勢にあずかる事となる。
However, once FUJIWARA no Nakamaro, the second son of FUJIWARA no Muchimaro, who was a close friend of Toshitari's father Iwatari, became powerful, Toshitari could also enjoy Nakamaro's patronage because Toshitari was a second cousin of Nakamaro.

従兄弟で妻の父である三条右大臣藤原定方とともに当時の歌壇の中心的な人物であり、紀貫之や凡河内躬恒など多くの歌人が邸宅に集まった。
Along with his cousin--and wife's father--Sanjo Udaijin (Minister of the Right), or in other words FUJIWARA no Sadakata, he is considered one of the foremost poets of his generation, and regularly hosted gatherings of poets such as KI no Tsurayuki and OSHIKOCHI no Mitsune at his home.

その12日後、北条庶流を代表する一番引付頭人北条宗宣らが貞時の従兄弟で得宗家執事、越訴頭人、幕府侍所所司であった北条宗方を追討。
Twelve days later, Munenori HOJO, the first head of the legal office representing the collateral line of the HOJO family, searched out and destroyed Munekata HOJO, a cousin of Sadatoki and an under secretary of the Tokuso family, the chief of suit, and Deputy Chief of the Office of Samurai; Board of Retainers of shogunate.

そこへ夕霧が父光源氏の使いで訪れ、従兄弟の縁に事寄せフジバカマの花を差し出しつつ、秘めていた想いを訴えたが、玉鬘は取り合わない。
Then Yugiri appeared as a messenger for his father, Hikaru Genji, and he offered thoroughwort flowers to her on the pretext of kinship, confessing his secret love for her, but she did not take him seriously.

4月22日、既に執権職を退きながらも実権を握っていた北条貞時の屋敷で火災があり、貞時は従兄弟で執権であった北条師時の屋敷に移る。
On April 22, a fire occurred in the residence of Sadatoki HOJO who held real power, though having already resigned from the shikken post (regent to the shogun), so he moved to the residence of Morotoki HOJO, who was his male cousin and the regent at the time.

家成は、平忠盛の正室・藤原宗子（池禅尼）の従兄弟であり、若い頃の平清盛はしばしば家成の邸に出入りするなど両家の関係は親密だった。
Ienari was a cousin of FUJIWARA no Muneko (Ikenozenni), who was the legal wife of TAIRA no Tadamori, and TAIRA no Kiyomori, in his youth, often visited Ienari's residence, and there was a close relationship between the two families.

「エンフィールドやわたしみたいに、外にでて気分転換しないと（あぁ、これがわたしの従兄弟のエンフィールドだよ、あちらがジキル博士だ）
'You should be out, whipping up the circulation like Mr. Enfield and me. (This is my cousin -- Mr. Enfield -- Dr. Jekyll.)

大江広元（中原広元）を出した明経道中原氏の庶流貞親流で、師員の父師茂は中原親能（藤原親能）、広元（大江広元）兄弟の従兄弟にあたる。
Morokazu was from the family of Sadachika line of the Myogyodo-Nakahara clan that produced OE no Hiromoto (before he changed his name, he was NAKAHARA no Hiromoto); and Morokazu's father Moroshige was a cousin of NAKAHARA no Chikayoshi (later, he changed his name to FUJIWARA no Chikayoshi) and OE no Hiromoto.

父良兼らが従兄弟の、平将門と度々争い、勝利して将門の妻子を捕らえ上総に拉致すると、弟の公連と共にこれを将門の許に逃がしたとされる。
His father Yoshikane often fought with his cousin TAIRA no Masakado, and when he beat Masakado and captured and abducted Masakado's wife and children to Shimousa province, Kinmasa and his elder brother Kintsura let them go to Masakado.

この従子は現代語訳では従兄弟と訳されることもあるが、この場合は血縁上の従兄弟ではなく「一門ではないが、近い源氏」という意味である。
This Jushi is sometimes translated into modern Japanese as cousin, but it had no blood relationship in this case and meant 'a person who had a deep relationship with the Minamoto clan, although he was not the Minamoto clan.'

歳三の姉佐藤のぶは姉弟の従兄弟でもある日野市日野宿名主の佐藤彦五郎に嫁いでおり、歳三も彦五郎宅にはよく出入りしていたと言われている。
Toshizo's older sister, Nobu SATO, was married to Hikogoro SATO, who was also their cousin and Nanushi (headman of the city) of Hino-jyuku, Hino city; it is said that Toshizo often visited the residence of Hikogoro.

その後、本願寺と姻戚関係にあった興福寺大乗院経覚（母方が大谷家（本願寺）の出とされ、父・存如の従兄弟と推定されている）について修学。
Later, he studied at Daijo-in Hall within Kofuku-ji Temple under Keikaku, who was related to Hongan-ji Temple through marriage (the mother is considered to be from the Otani family (Hongan-ji Temple), and Keikaku is presumed to be a cousin of the father, Zonnyo).

西郷は従兄弟の大山巌と同じく、細かい事務は部下に任せて殆ど口を出さず、失敗の責任は自らが取るという考えを持っており度量が大きかった。
As with his cousin, Iwao OYAMA, SAIGO was a large minded person and kept an attitude that relied on his subordinates for small office work without fussing over details and took responsibilities for their failures.

ただし、経覚の生年から5世綽如の娘であったとするのが一般的であり、これに基づけば蓮如の父である存如は経覚の従兄弟であったことになる。
However it is generally known that his mother was the daughter of Shakunyo the fifth judging by the Kyokaku's birth year, and based on this information Rennyo's father, Zonnyo, was Keikaku's cousin.

嘉承2年（1107年）、5歳の鳥羽天皇が即位した際、天皇の外伯父藤原公実が自ら摂政就任を主張し、公実と従兄弟にあたる白河院は悩んだ。
In 1107, when Emperor Toba ascended the throne at the age of five, an uncle on his mother's side, FUJIWARA no Kinzane insisted that he himself would be the regent, and Shirakawa-in, who was Kinzane's cousin, wondered what would be the right decision.

戦国時代末期から安土桃山時代にかけて毛利氏の外交僧として活躍した安国寺恵瓊は、信実の従兄弟である武田信重 (安芸武田氏)の子にあたる。
Ekei ANKOKUJI, a monk who played the role of diplomat for the Mori clan during the period from the end of the Sengoku period to the Azuchi-Momoyama period, was the son of Nobushige Takeda (Aki-Takeda clan), a cousin of Nobuzane.

一条家と関係の深かった西園寺公経（能保の娘婿）・持明院保家（能保の従兄弟・猶子）・源隆保の3名の公卿・官人も出仕を止められて失脚した。
The trio (court nobles and government officers) of Kintsune SAIONJI (Yoshiyasu's son-in-law), Yasuie JIMYOIN (Yoshiyasu's cousin and adopted son) and MINAMOTO no Takayasu, all of whom had a close relationship with the Ichijo family, were prohibited from entering the Imperial court and lost their power.

一方、三好三人衆は義輝の従兄弟にあたる足利義親（後に足利義栄）を淡路国で擁立して摂津国富田 (高槻市)（現在の大阪府高槻市）に入った。
Meanwhile the three men of the Miyoshi family attempted to bring Yoshichika ASHIKAGA (later Yoshihide ASHIKAGA), a cousin of Yoshiteru, to the Shogunate in Awaji Province, and entered Tonda (Takatsuki City), Settsu Province (today's Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture).

後嵯峨天皇の腹心であった経任在世中は、従兄弟である経継系よりも羽振りが良かったものの政敵も多く南北朝時代_(日本)初期頃に断絶している。
While Tsunetada who was a confidant of the Emperor Gosaga was alive, the family was more prosperous than the Tsunetsugu lineage of his cousin, but he also had a number of political opponents, and this led to the family being discontinued around the beginning of the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).

山田寺の開基である蘇我倉山田石川麻呂（? - 649年）は蘇我氏の一族に属し、蘇我馬子は祖父、蘇我蝦夷は伯父、蘇我入鹿は従兄弟にあたる。
SOGANOKURA-YAMADA no Ishikawamaro (unknown -649), the founder of Yamada-dera Temple, belonged to a family of the Soga clan, and SOGA no Umako, SOGA no Emishi and SOGA no Iruka were his grandfather, uncle and cousin respectively.

長徳4年（998年）、維衡は遥任の国司として下野守在任中であったが、伊勢国神郡において同族の平致頼（維衡の又従兄弟）と合戦を繰り広げた。
In 998, Korehira was in the post of Governor of Shimotsuke Province as Kokushi of Yonin (a provincial governor residing in the capital); however, he fought at Kamikori (the precincts of a Shinto shrine) in Ise Province against TAIRA no Muneyori, who belonged to the same clan as Korehira and was also Korehira's second cousin.

この年、権官大納言の石上宅嗣（家成の従兄弟）が没したため、石上氏の事実上の氏長上となるが、外官出身が災いして議政官になることは無かった。
In that year, Gon Dainagon (a provisional chief councilor of state) ISONOKAMI no Yakatsugu (who was a cousin of Ienari) died and Ienari practically became the head of the Isonokami clan, but he never joined the Giseikan (legislature) because he started his career with a local government officer.

1455年（康正元年）のころ畠山家総領であった義就は、勝元の策謀によって義政から追放され、従兄弟である政長が替わって畠山家総領を継承した。
Yoshinari, who had been the authorized heir of the Hatakeyama family in or around 1455, was expelled by Yoshimasa as a result of a plot by Katsumoto, and his cousin Masanaga replaced Yoshinari as the authorized heir of the family.

従兄弟に当たる蘇我倉山田石川麻呂が上表文を読み上げていた際、肩を震わせていた事に不審がっていた所を中大兄皇子と佐伯子麻呂に斬り付けられた。
When his cousin SOGANOKURA-YAMADA no Ishikawamaro read out the Johyobun (memorial to the Emperor), his trembling was noted as suspicious, but this was cut by Prince Naka no Oe no Oji and SAEKI no Komaro.

政治的にはその後、九条流の台頭と小野宮流の劣勢に際しては従兄弟の実資とは違って道長と接近し、その子藤原教通を娘婿にすることで連携を強めた。
Afterwards, unlike his cousin Sanesuke, he came to agree with Michinaga on political issues, in the face of the emergence of the Kujo line coupled with the downfall of Ononomiya line, and strengthened ties with Michinaga by taking his son FUJIWARA no Norimichi as his son-in-law.

江戸期の逸話集『雑々拾遺』に拠れば幼くして聡明さを見せ、また『細川三将略伝』に拠れば従兄弟の細川清氏と力比べをしたなどの幼少時の逸話がある。
'Zatsu Zatsu Shui,' a collection of Edo period anecdotesm mentions Yoriyuki as a bright child, and 'Hosokawa Sansho Rykuden' includes a story of a competition in strength between Yoriyuki and his cousin Kiyouji HOSOKAWA.

威子の遺児である二人の幼い内親王はその後祖母（伯母でもある）彰子・伯父頼通が後見となり、長じて従兄弟の後冷泉・後三条兄弟にそれぞれ入内した。
Ishi's two young Imperial Princesses were brought up by their grandmother (also their aunt) Shoshi and their uncle Yorimichi and later entered into court to marry the brothers of Goreizei and Gosanjo respectively.

こうした評判のためか、経任系の中御門家はわずか3代で没落し、代わって従兄弟の中御門経継系統の中御門家が主流となって明治維新まで続く事になる。
Most probably, because of such unfavorable reputation, the Nakamikado family in Tsunetada's line fell in only three generations and, the Nakamikado family of the line of Tsunetsugu NAKAMIKADO, who was a cousin became the main stream and continued until the Meiji Restoration.

景政の登場する系図は3種類あり、内2種類では香川氏や大庭氏、梶原氏などは景政の兄弟もしくは従兄弟に連なる家系としており、確かなことは判らない。
There are three kinds of genealogies in which Kagemasa appears; in two genealogies, clans such as Kagawa clan, Oba clan, Kajiwara clan are described as family lines which continued to Kagemasa's brothers or cousins; so we do not have accurate information on Kagemasa.

その後、保元の乱、平治の乱を経て、平清盛が権力を握ると、季忠はその義理の従兄弟（正室の源義忠の息女の母は平清盛の伯母にあたる）として接近した。
As TAIRA no Kiyomori came into power after the Hogen Rebellion and the Heiji Rebellion, Suetada get acquainted with Kiyomori as his cousin-in-law (the mother of Suetada's legal wife (the daughter of MINAMOTO no Yoshitada) was an aunt of TAIRA no Kiyomori).

そのため元来の所持者であったと考えられる公任の従兄弟の藤原実資（公任・実資とも実頼の孫）の憤激を買っている（『小右記』寛仁4年8月18日条）。
FUJIWARA no Sanesuke, cousin of Kinto, who was supposed to be the legal owner of Seishinkoki, (both Kinto and Sanesuke were grandchildren of Saneyori) was outraged at Kinto's careless deed (Article of August 18 of the fourth year of the Kannin era, 'Shoyuki').

にも関わらず、中央部隊の親類衆（特に重鎮、叔父・武田信廉、従兄弟・穴山信君、武田信豊 (甲斐武田氏)）の早期退却によって中央部の戦線が崩壊した。
Nevertheless, the central force was destroyed as Katsuyori's relatives (including the senior vassals like his uncle Nobukado TAKEDA and his cousins Nobukimi ANAYAMA and Nobutoyo Takeda (of the Kai-Takeda clan)) retreated prematurely.

その12日後、引付衆一番頭人で寄合衆と思われる北条宗宣らが貞時の従兄弟で得宗家執事、越訴頭人、幕府侍所所司で寄合衆と思われる北条宗方を追討した。
In twelve days after that, Munenobu HOJO, who was considered the chief of Hikitsukeshu (coadjustors of the high court) as well as a Yoriaishu member (a member of the top decision making organ), and others chased Munekata HOJO, a male cousin of Sadatoki, who was considered chamberlain of the Tokuso family, and a Yoriaishu member as well as Ossotonin (the head of legal institutions of Kamakura bakufu and Muromachi bakufu) and Samurai-dokoro shoshi (Governor of the Board of Retainers).

秀衡の舅である藤原基成（義経の父義朝の上司藤原信頼の弟。娘が藤原泰衡を生む）は、長成の母方の従兄弟にあたる藤原忠隆の子であり、親戚関係にあった。
FUJIWARA no Motonari (a brother of FUJIWARA no Nobuyori, a boss of Yoshitomo, Yoshitsune's father. His daughter gave birth to FUJIWAWA no Yasuhira), who was Hidehira's father-in-law, was a son of FUJIWARA no Tadataka, who was the maternal cousin of Naganari so that they were relatives.

同じく道長を叔父とする従兄弟の藤原伊周・藤原隆家兄弟はこれに反抗したが、兼隆はそのような動きを見せることなく、以後道長の側近としての道を歩んだ。
FUJIWARA no Korechika and his brother FUJIWARA no Takaie, who were also nephews of Michinaga, rebelled against their uncle, but Kanetaka, making no such move, pursued his career as Michigana's close aide.

江戸時代前期の柳原資廉は霊元天皇の従兄弟にあたり、武家伝奏をつとめて江戸幕府との交渉に活躍し、江戸時代中期の柳原光綱も、議奏と武家伝奏に就任した。
A cousin of Emperor Reigen, Sukekado YANAGIWARA was a buke tenso (liaison officer between the Imperial Court and the military government) who lived during the early Edo period and successfully served in negotiations with the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun); Mitsutsuna YANAGIWARA, who lived during the mid-Edo period, not only served as a buke tenso, but also as a giso (one who conveys to the Emperor the decisions of the congress).

武田軍が大敗を喫する中、叔父・武田信廉や従兄弟・穴山信君ら親族衆は手持ちの戦力を比較的温存したまま、いち早く設楽原の決戦場から離脱していたという。
While the Takeda forces suffered crushing defeat, Shinzoku-shu (a group which consisted of siblings and retainers) including Katsuyori's uncle Nobukatsu TAKEDA and his cousin Nobukimi ANAYAMA were among the first to leave the final battlefield of Shitaragahara, preserving the troops on hand to a degree.

天文13年に金春と金剛が席次を争う事件が起こると、金春喜勝の従兄弟でもある元忠はこれに同調して、弟の宝生大夫重勝とともにサボタージュを決め込んだ。
In 1544, during an incident where Konparu and Kongo fought over the order of precedence, Mototada, a cousin of Yoshikatsu KONPARU, joined him and they goofed off along with Shigekatsu, the Hojo Tayu.

頼春はこの頃九州で反乱した尊氏の子で直義派の足利直冬の討伐に従軍し、師直がクーデターで直義を失脚させると従兄弟の顕氏が出奔したために追討に向かう。
Yoriharu joined battle against Tadafuyu ASHIKAGA, a son of Takauji, who rose in rebellion in Kyushu, and as Moronao mounted a coup d'etat to drive Tadayoshi out of power, Yoriharu sent his army to subdue Akiuji, his cousin, who had run away.

従兄弟とされる先代織田久広と同一人物とされ、初め久広（ひさひろ）と名乗り、のち尾張国守護・斯波義敏の偏諱を受け、敏広と改めたとされる（異説あり）。
It is believed that he was actually the same person as Hisahiro ODA, the man formerly known as Toshihiro's cousin and the previous family head, and that Toshihiro called himself Hisahiro at first, but later changed his name to Toshihiro because he was granted the use of a character of the name of Owari no kuni shugo (governor of Owari Province), Yoshitoshi SHIBA (there are different opinions).

これは、名足が人格者ではなく周囲から疎んぜられていたためか、または父の又従兄弟で上司でもあった藤原仲麻呂の失脚の影響したのではないかと見られている。
This might be because he was not a person of character and then, treated coldly by people around him, or he was affected by the fall of his father's second cousin and his boss, FUJIWARA no Nakamaro.

私の従兄弟で元気のいいやつが、ドッジを練習させてくれたし、その奇妙な隠し場所を見つけるまで、孤児院の赤ん坊の世話でもするみたいに車の面倒を見てくれたよ。
I had a lively cousin who had put me up to that dodge, and I looked about till I found a queer hole where they took in my car like a baby in a foundling asylum. . .

その皇子で又従兄弟でもあった敦仁親王（醍醐天皇）よりも長生きし、更に朱雀天皇、村上天皇と、大叔父の光孝系の皇統継承を見届けたのもまた、皮肉な事であった。
It is ironic that the Retired Emperor Yozei lived longer than Emperor Uda's prince and cousin, Prince Atsugimi (Atsuhito) (Emperor Daigo); moreover, he had to experience the imperial succession of Emperor Suzaku, Emperor Murakami and his great uncle on Emperor Koko's side.

水路の堀鑿は、道頓の死後、松平忠明の許可を受けて道頓の従兄弟の安井道卜や平野区の坂上氏の一族の平野藤次（安藤藤次）らが跡を継ぎ、同年11月に完成させた。
After Doton's death, Doboku YASUI, Doton's male cousin and Toji HIRANO (Toji ANDO), one of the Sakagami clan of Hirano Ward took over the excavation of the canal with the permission of Tadaaki MATSUDAIRA and completed it in November 1615.

これに対して兼香は実兄の鷹司兼熙、父方の従兄弟である九条輔実・二条綱平兄弟（兄弟の父である九条兼晴は兼香の実父・鷹司房輔の実弟）と結んでこれに対抗した。
In contrast, Kaneyoshi was opposed to this, together with his brother, Kanehiro TAKATSUKASA, and paternal cousins, Sukezane KUJO and Tsunahira NIJO (their father, Kaneharu KUJO, was the brother of Kaneyoshi's father, Fusasuke TAKATSUKASA).

家康は、光秀が所有していた熊毛の鑓（やり）を何故か所有しており「これは名将日向守殿の鑓である、日向守の武功に肖れ。」と付言して従兄弟水野勝成に与えた。
Although the reason is not known, Ieyasu had a kumage no yari (spear decorated with hairs of bear) that once belonged to Mitsuhide and gave it to his cousin, Katsunari MIZUNO telling 'This is a spear that was once owned by Hyuganokami, who was a famous general. Have similar military achievements to Hyuganokami's.'

父の良文は葛原親王の子平高望（臣籍降下し平姓を名乗る）の子で、下総国に勢力を持ち、忠頼は武蔵国に勢力を伸ばしたが、従兄弟の平繁盛（平国香の子）と対立した。
His father Yoshifumi was a son of TAIRA no Takamochi, a son of Imperial Prince Kazurawara (Takamochi renounced his membership in the Imperial Family and adopted the Taira clan), and had influence over Shimousa Province; Tadayori increased influence over Musashi Province and became opposed to his cousin TAIRA no Shigemori (son of TAIRA no Kunika).

それでも、緒嗣は冬嗣の死後、淳和・仁明天皇朝において15年以上も台閣の首班の座を維持し、従兄弟甥にあたる藤原吉野も地方官として治績を挙げ、中納言に昇進した。
Otsugu still eventually maintained the head seat of Taikaku (cabinet) more than 15 years after the death of Fuyutsugu during the eras of Emperors Junna and Ninmyo, while his cousin's son FUJIWARA no Yoshino also left accomplishments as a local officer, and was promoted to Chunagon (vice-councilor of state).

かくして、嵯峨上皇崩御後の承和9年（842年）に起こった承和の変によって、中納言・藤原吉野（緒嗣の従兄弟の子）が流刑になったのは式家には大きな痛手となった。
Therefore, due to the Jowa Incident that occurred in 842 after the Retired Emperor Saga died, FUJIWARA no Yoshino (a child of a cousin of Otsugu's) who was Chunagon (vice-councilor of state) was exiled, and this was a big damage to the Ceremonial House.

従って、正中の変にはじまる後醍醐の鎌倉幕府倒幕計画には加担してはいなかったようである（その一方で父・師重の従兄弟にあたる北畠具行が元弘の変で処刑されている）。
Because of that, he didn't seem to be involved in the Emperor Godaigo's plan to overthrow the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), which was started with the Shochu no Hen (Conspiracy of Shochu) (however, Tomoyuki KITABATAKE, a cousin of his father Moroshige was put to death in the Genko no Hen (Conspiracy of Genko)).

1301年（正安3年）、執権職を従兄弟の北条師時に譲って引退したが、これは引退というより、重鎮の連署・北条宣時を道連れに引退させるためのものと見る向きもある。
He retired from the post of regent, having his cousin Morotoki HOJO succeed to the post in 1301, but some people consider that it was for making the prominent figure of Rensho Noritoki HOJO retire with him rather than for his own retirement.

二条天皇を支える勢力として、藤原伊通（美福門院の従兄弟）・藤原経宗（二条生母・懿子の弟）・藤原惟方（二条の乳母・俊子の子）らが集結して、二条親政派を形成した。
There was a support group of Emperor Nijo's directly ruled government, and the people of the group were FUJIWARA no Koremichi (Bifuku mon in's cousin), FUJIWARA no Tsunemune (Emperor Nijo's birth mother, Yoshiko's brother) and FUJIWARA no Korekata (Emperor Nijo's educator, Toshiko's child).

母方の祖父藤原顕季の引き立てで13歳で鳥羽天皇の侍従となった公教は、天皇が寵愛する従兄弟の美福門院（顕季の孫娘）との関係を利用して31歳の若さで公卿に列した。
His maternal grandfather FUJIWARA no Akisue recommended him to Emperor Gotoba as a Jiju (chamberlain) when he was 13, and used the relationship with his cousin Bihukumonin (Akisue's granddaughter), who was the Emperor's favorite, to become a court noble at the young age of 31.

兼通は、弟兼家に一時期廟堂の席次を先んじられたことを深く恨みに思い、自らが関白内大臣になった際、兼家を大納言に据えおき、従兄弟にあたる藤原頼忠を相談相手とした。
Kanemichi beard a bitter grudge against his younger brother Kaneie because he once was taken an upper order of precedence in the Court, and when he became a Kanpaku naidaijin (Chancellor Minister of the Center), he left Kaneie at a position of Dainagon as it was and trusted his cousin FUJIWARA no Yoritada as an advisor.

さらに天皇の母藤原得子（美福門院）や忠通らの信頼を得て発言力を強め、二条天皇期の永暦元年（1160年）には、従兄弟の藤原宗輔の後を受けて正二位太政大臣まで昇任。
In addition, by acquiring trust from FUJIWARA no Nariko [Tokushi] (Bifukumonin) and Tadamichi and strengthening his influence, in 1160 during Emperor Nijo's era, he was promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank) Daijodaijin (Grand minister of state) succeeding his cousin, FUJIWARA no Munesuke.

残された嫡男龍王丸は幼少であり（異説あり）、このため今川氏の家臣三浦氏、朝比奈氏などが一族の小鹿範満（義忠の従兄弟）を擁立して、家中が二分される家督争いとなった。
When Yoshitada died, his son, Tatsuomaru, was still young (other theories exist), so retainers such as the Miura and Asahina clans backed Norimitsu OSHIKA (Yoshitada's cousin), dividing the Imagawa clan in two.

しかし、旧勢力の抵抗は止むことなく、河内・紀伊の守護で三管領のひとつ畠山氏の畠山高政、南近江の半国守護で細川晴元の従兄弟の六角義賢らは反三好の兵を起こすなどした。
However, the resistance from the old power did not stop, and Takamasa HATAKEYAMA, one of sankanrei (three families in the post of kanrei, or shogunal deputy) and Yoshikata ROKKAKU, the hankoku shugo (military governor in charge of the half area of the province) and male cousin of Harumoto HOSOKAWA raised rebellion against Miyoshi.

正室・側妾いずれとの間にも嗣子が無く、従兄弟の堀尾宗十郎（父親はおそらく堀尾氏泰であろう）を末期養子に立てることを希望したが認められず、ここに堀尾宗家は断絶した。
As neither his lawful wife nor his concubine gave birth to a son, Tadaharu wished his cousin Sojuro HORIO (whose father may have been Ujiyasu HORIO) to be his Matsugo-yoshi (a son adopted on one's deathbed), which was not permitted, thereby allowing the head of the Horio family to be extinct.

この合戦では従兄弟にあたる原田俊兼、原田俊家兄弟も討ち死にしているが系図の注記はわずかしかなく、家平が東郷氏一族を統率する立場にある人物であったことが考えられる。
In the Battle of Mount Tsuhokami, his cousins Toshikane HARADA and Toshiie HARADA, also died in the battle; but there were few notes on it in the genealogy and it can be thought that it was because Iehira was in the position to take the reins of the Togo clan as the family head.

また、後光明天皇の崩御直後にその弟の後西天皇の即位を渋る（後西天皇が仙台藩伊達綱宗の従兄弟であったため）幕府を説得して即位を実現させたのも彼女の尽力によるとされる。
She also persuaded the Tokugawa shogunate, who refused to accept Emperor Gosai's enthronement immediately after his older brother, Emperor Gokomyo died. (due to Emperor Gosai being a second cousin of Tsunamune DATE of the Sendai Domain.)

龍王丸はまだ幼少だったため、家臣の三浦氏、朝比奈氏らが一族の小鹿範満（義忠の従兄弟）を擁立してお家騒動が起こり、龍王丸派と範満派が分かれて数度の合戦に及ぶ事態になる。
Since Tatsuo-maru was very young then, vassals from the Miura clan and Asahina clan supported relative Norimitsu OSHIKA (cousin of Yoshitada) as successor, and this led to a succession dispute involving several battles between the Tatsuo-maru faction and the Norimitsu faction.

他方、鎌倉時代に成立した『桓武平氏諸流系図 (三浦和田文書)』による系譜では、景政は平良文の系統とし、大庭景親・梶原景時らは景政の叔父（あるいは従兄弟）の系統とする。
On the other hand, according to 'Genealogy of the various schools of Kanmu-Heishi/Taira clan (Miura Wada Monjo [written material])' which came into existence in the Kamakura Period, Kagemasa sprung from the lineage of TAIRA no Yoshifumi, and Kagechika Oba and Kagetoki KAJIWARA sprung from the lineage of the uncle (or cousin) of Kagemasa.

建暦3年（1213年）には従兄弟で侍所所司であった和田義盛と北条氏打倒で結ぶが、これを直前で裏切って北条義時に義盛の挙兵を告げ、義盛は敗れて和田氏は滅ぶ（和田合戦）。
In 1213, he formed an alliance with his cousin Yoshimori WADA, the Samurai-dokoro shoshi at the time, in order to defeat the Hojo clan, but he betrayed Yoshimori at the last minute by informing Yoshitoki HOJO that Yoshimori has raised an army; consequently, Yoshimori was defeated, and the WADA clan was destroyed (Battle of WADA).

また浅野内匠頭の従兄弟にあたる美濃国大垣藩主戸田氏定、大垣新田藩主戸田氏成、武蔵国岡部藩主安部信峯、旗本安部信方、浅野長恒、浅野長武らを遠慮（江戸城登城禁止処分）とした。
His cousins; the lord of Ogaki Domain in Mino Province, Ujisada TODA, the lord of Ogaki Nitta Domain, Ujinari TODA, the lord of Okabe Domain in Musashi Province, Nobumine ANBE, hatamoto Nobukata ANBE, Nagatsune ASANO, and Nagatake ASANO, were sentenced to enryo (prohibition on coming to Edo-jo Castle).

福島県会津若松市の天寧寺には土方歳三が遺体の一部を葬ったとされる墓があり、山形県米沢市の高国寺にも近藤勇の従兄弟近藤金太郎が首をひそかに持ち帰り埋葬したとされる墓がある。
There is a grave at the Tennei-ji Temple in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, where part of his body was supposedly buried by Toshizo HIJIKATA, and there is also a grave at the Kokoku-ji Temple in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, where a cousin of Isami KONDO, Kintaro KONDO, is reported to have secretly taken the head back and buried it.

鎌倉時代末期には一族で争いが起こり、正中 (元号)2年（1325年）に北条高時が蝦夷管領を安藤季長から従兄弟である安藤季久に代えると、争乱は幕府への反乱に発展する（蝦夷大乱）。
In the late Kamakura period, the clan had an internal conflict, and after Takatoki HOJO replaced Suenaga ANDO by Suenaga's cousin Suehisa ANDO as Ezo kanrei in 1325, the conflict resulted in a rebellion against the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun, in this case the Kamakura bakufu) (Ezo War).

彼はその後結婚し、信仰も捨てて長崎で暮らしていたが、後半生はさまざまな苦難に会い、従兄弟にあたる大村喜前や有馬晴信からも疎まれ、晴信の家臣に暴行され、失意のうちにこの世を去った。
He later married, renounced his religion, and lived in Nagasaki, but faced many ordeals; Yoshiaki OTOMO and Harunobu ARIMA who were his cousins hated him, a retainer of Harunobu assaulted him, and he died broken-hearted.

足利義輝が殺害された永禄の変後に後継者として名乗りを上げた弟の足利義昭（後の15代将軍）と従兄弟の足利義栄（後の14代将軍）をともに左馬頭に任じて事態の推移を見守った例もあった。
There was another example of keeping an ear close to the ground by assigning Sama no kami to both Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA (later the 15th shogun), Yoshiteru's younger brother, and Yoshihide ASHIKAGA (later the 14th shogun), Yoshiteru's cousin, who declared bid for a successor after the Eiroku Incident in which Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA was killed.

養父朝定（京都上杉氏で父藤定の従兄弟）は丹波国守護だったが、貞治年間頃（1360年代）に顕定は関東に下向して鎌倉公方足利氏満に仕え、鎌倉扇谷の地に居住し、扇谷上杉氏の祖となった。
Although his foster father, Tomosada (who was a member of the Kyoto Uesugi clan and a cousin of his father, Fujisada), was the shugo (provincial constable) of Tanba Province, Akisada left the capital for the Kanto region to serve Kamakura kubo (Governor-general of the Kanto region) Ujimitsu ASHIKAGA, resided in Ogigayatsu in Kamakura, and became the originator of the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi clan.

蜂子皇子（はちこのおうじ、波知乃子王、欽明天皇23年?（562年?） - 舒明天皇13年10月20日 (旧暦)?（641年11月28日?））は、崇峻天皇の第一皇子、聖徳太子の従兄弟。
Prince Hachiko (562? - Nov 28, 641?) is the first prince of Emperor Sushun and the male cousin of Prince Shotoku.

元久2年（1205年）6月23日 (旧暦)、畠山重忠の乱において、従兄弟の重忠謀殺に荷担したとして咎めを受け、鎌倉経師谷で子の榛谷重季、榛谷秀重と共に三浦義村に討たれて榛谷氏は滅亡する。
On July 18, 1205 (the old calendar), he was blamed for assisting the premeditated murder of his male cousin,Shigetada; and together with his sons, Shigeki Hangaya and Hideshige HANGAYA, he was attacked and killed by Yoshimura MIURA at Kamakura Kyoji-tani, which ended the HANGAYA clan.

新選組隊士の山崎林五郎（林新次郎）の従兄弟（義兄弟）で、林五郎の実家の家系図により、妻が居たとの話もあるが、そもそも林五郎と本当に血縁関係があったのかどうかも証明されておらず定かではない。
Some people assert that he was a cousin (brother in law) of Ringoro YAMAZAKI (Shinjiro HAYASHI), a member of Shinsengumi, and that he should have a wife based on the family tree of Ringoro's family, but it is not certain whether he actually had a blood relation with Ringoro in the first place.

ところが、建保6年（1218年）に九条良輔が没すると、九条家は良輔の甥で教家の実兄である九条道家（正室は光家の異母弟為家の従兄弟）が率いることになり、九条教家やこれに仕える光家を圧迫した。
But, when Yoshisuke KUJO died in 1218, the Kujo family came to be led by Michiie KUJO, nephew of Yoshisuke and older brother of Noriie, (whose lawful wife was a cousin of Tameie, young parternal half-brother of Mitsuie), and this situation suppressed the positions of Noriie KUJO and Mitsuie who served him.

利益の実父は織田信長の重臣滝川一益の一族（従兄弟あるいは甥）である滝川益氏（たきがわますうじ）か滝川益重（たきがわますしげ）とされ、実母が利久に再婚したためその養子になったのだとも言われる。
The biological father of Toshimasu is considered to be either Masuuji TAKIGAWA, a member of the clan led by Kazumasu TAKIGAWA who was the main vassal of Nobunaga ODA, or Masushige TAKIGAWA, and it is said that he was adopted because his biological mother re-married to Toshihisa.

岡野友彦は平氏側の拠点となった伊賀国六箇山の領家が平光盛（平頼盛の子）であった事実と杉橋隆夫が唱えた牧宗親・池禅尼兄弟説（すなわち平賀朝雅の義母牧の方と平頼盛を従兄弟とする）を採用している。
Tomohiko OKANO adopted the fact that the ryoke (virtual proprietor of manor) of Mt. Rokka in Iga Province, where the base of the Taira clan lay, was TAIRA no Mitsumori (son of TAIRA no Yorimori) and Takao SUGIHASHI's theory that Munechika MAKI was Ike no zenni's brother, that is, Maki no Kata, who was Tomomasa's mother-in-law, was TAIRA no Yorimori's cousin.

貞治6年には仁木義長も幕府に帰参し、斯波義将も許されて上洛（越中守護に復帰）、さらに讃岐国に下っていた細川頼之（清氏の従兄弟）も上洛し、将軍義詮の下に有力守護らが従う足利幕府体制が確立する。
In 1367, Yoshinaga NIKI submitted himself to bakufu, Yoshimasa SHIBA was permitted to return to Kyoto (reappointed to shugo of Ecchu Province), Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA (a cousin of Kiyouji) who was then in Sanuki Province came to Kyoto and finally Ashikaga bakufu system under which influential shugo submitted themselves to shogun Yoshiakira was established.

家茂はこの時13歳という若年であったが、第13代将軍・徳川家定の従兄弟に当たり前将軍の最近親ということから、血縁を徳川初代の徳川家康まで遡らなくてはならない慶喜を抑えて将軍に就任したのである。
Although Iemochi was only thirteen at the time he became shogun, since he was a cousin of the 13th shogun Iesada TOKUGAWA and more closely related to the former shogun, he was chosen even over Yoshinobu whose blood relationship ran back to Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, the first shogun of Tokugawa family.

笙の名手だったが、父時平の早世で藤原氏の嫡流が叔父の藤原忠平に移ったため、大納言に出世したのは930年(延長 (日本)8年)12月の事であり、忠平や従兄弟の藤原実頼、藤原師輔に比べやや遅れた。
He was a master of Sho (Japanese flute) and assigned to Dainagon (chief councilor of state) on December 930, which was a little later than FUJIWARA no Tadahira, his uncle, and FUJIWARA no Saneyori and FUJIWARA no Morosuke, his cousins, because his father Tokihira died early and Tadahira succeeded the family estates.

もっとも、識仁親王の早期即位を望む後水尾法皇と有力外様大名（仙台藩）の従兄弟という天皇の血筋を嫌った江戸幕府双方の意向の一致が天皇の早期退位を志向し、それが「天皇不徳説」の根底にあったとの見方もある。
There is another theory that the Emperor was said to be immoral, given the fact that Cloistered Emperor Gomizunoo wanted Imperial Prince Satohito's early enthronement and because the Edo government didn't approve of the Emperor Gosai's family line being the cousin to a strong outside daimyo (the Sendai clan), whereupon both parties caused the Emperor's early abdication to take place.

これは、当時関白太政大臣であった藤原兼通が実弟である大納言藤原兼家と対抗するために、当時の藤原氏内部において兼通・兼家双方と対抗出来る立場にあった右大臣藤原頼忠（兼通の従兄弟）を味方につける必要性があった。
Since FUJIWARA no Kanemichi, who was Kanpaku Daijo Daijin (the Chief Adviser to the Emperor) at that time, had to oppose to his younger brother, Dainagon (chief councilor of state), FUJIWARA no Kaneie, Kanemichi needed to have Udaijin (Minister of the right), FUJIWARA no Yoritada (Kanemichi's male cousin) on his side, since he was in a strong position to be able to compete against both Kanemichi and Kaneie within the Fujiwara.

その際藤原不比等がまだ若かった事もあって鎌足の従兄弟で娘婿でもあった中臣意美麻呂が不比等が成長するまでの中継ぎとして暫定的に氏上となったらしく、それ以外の成員にも不比等が成長するまで暫定的に藤原朝臣が与えられた。
However, because FUJIWARA no Fuhito was still too young at the time, it is likely that Kamatari's cousin and son-in-law, NAKATOMI no Omimaro, assumed responsibility as the head of the clan in order to govern it as a temporary successor until Fuhito was ready to take on the leadership; additionally, other members of the Nakatomi family were permitted to use the title FUJIWARA no Asomi until Fuhito was old enough.

もっとも、『枕草子』には紫式部の亡夫・藤原宣孝が派手な衣装で御嵩詣を行った逸話や従兄弟・藤原信経を清少納言がやり込めた話が記されており、こうした記述は紫式部の才能を脅威に感じて記したものであるという説も存在する。
However, some suppositions exist that, feeling threatened by her, she wrote the following anecdote in 'The Pillow Book': FUJIWARA no Nobutaka, Murasaki Shikibu's late husband, went to Mitake dressing gaudily; or Sei Shonagon talked down about her cousin, FUJIWARA no Nobutsune.

堺市にて渡海の準備中である6月2日に本能寺の変が勃発したが、逃亡兵が相次いだため積極的な行動はできず、明智光秀の娘婿である従兄弟の津田信澄を殺害した程度であった（しかし信澄が本能寺の変に加担した証拠は存在しない）。
On July 1, while he was preparing to cross the sea, the Honnoji Incident broke out in Sakai City, but he only managed to kill Nobusumi TSUDA, his cousin and Mitsuhide AKECHI's son-in-law, hampered by a series of escaping soldiers (however, there is no evidence that Nobusumi participated in the Honnoji Incident).

勝頼は、真理姫から義昌の謀反を知らされると、これに激怒し従兄弟の武田信豊_(甲斐武田氏)（信玄の弟・武田信繁の子）を先手とする木曾征伐の軍勢5000余を先発として差し向け、さらに義昌の生母と側室と子供を磔にして処刑。
Upon being informed by Marihime of the betrayal of Yoshimasa, Katsuyori was infuriated and dispatched a troop of about 5,000 soldiers led by his cousin Nobutoyo TAKEDA (a member of the Takeda clan in Kai) to conquer Kiso Province; Katsuyori also crucified and executed Yoshimasa's mother, concubine and child.

宅間上杉家は早くに衰え、犬懸上杉家は上杉禅秀の乱により主流派から脱落したので、15世紀半ばからは憲顕の子孫山内上杉家と、憲顕の従兄弟の子孫扇谷上杉家の2家が有力となるが、関東管領の職はもっぱら山内上杉家の当主が独占した。
The Takum-Uesugi family declined early, and the Inukake-Uesugi family dropped out from the main lineage after the Uprising of Zenshu UESUGI, therefore, from the mid-15th century the 2 families of the Yamanouchi-Uesugi, descendants of Noriaki, and the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi, descendants of Noriaki's cousin, became dominant, with the Kanto Kanrei position being dominated by the head of the Yamanouchi-Uesugi family.

小笠原家は代々、総領家（本家）が糾法および小笠原流礼法全般をとりしきり「宗家」となっていたが、十七代の小笠原長時とその子貞慶は、戦乱の戦国時代に弓馬礼法の伝統を絶やさないため、従兄弟筋にあたる伊豆赤沢の経長に宗家の道統を継承。
The main branch of the Ogasawara family provided the Soke (grand master), in charge of 'kyuho' and Ogasawara-ryu manners for generations, but the 17th generation of the family, Nagatoki OGASAWARA and his son Sadayoshi OGASAWARA handed over Doto to their cousin, Tsunenaga from Akazawa, Izu, to prevent the horseback archery tradition from dying out in the turbulent Sengoku period.

緒嗣とは何ら関係のない事件であり、自身も鎮圧する側に回ったのであるが、藤原種継の娘で藤原縄主の妻（種継・縄主ともに緒嗣の従兄弟）であった薬子が事件の首謀者だったということで緒嗣の政治基盤であった式家全体が政治的な地盤沈下を招いた。
This incident had nothing to do with Otsugu and he joined the suppressing side, however, the whole Ceremonial House which was Otsugu's political base was led to its political decline because Kusuko who was a daughter of FUJIWARA no Tanetsugu and who was also the wife of FUJIWARA no Tadanushi (both Tanetsugu and Tadanushi were Otsugu' cousins) was the leader of the Incident.

清原家には、清衡の異父異母兄になる武貞の長子清原真衡、清衡、異父弟になる清原家衡があったうえに、吉彦秀武が清原武則の従兄弟にして娘婿であるなど複雑な血縁関係で結ばれた一族が存在しており、ややもすると血族の間で内紛が起こり易い状態にあった。
The Kiyohara family had KIYOHARA no Sanehira, who was the first son of Takesada and Kiyohira's older brother-in-law, Kiyohira, and KIYOHARA no Iehira, who was Kiyohira's younger maternal half-brother, as well as KIMIKO no Hidetake, who was a cousin and son-in-law of KIYOHARA no Takenori, and thus this complex kinship relationship might easily cause a dispute between the family members.

しかし、長慶の死後に幕政を牛耳ろうと目論んでいた松永久秀と三好三人衆にとっては、そのような義輝は邪魔な存在であったため、久秀と三人衆は足利義稙の養子・足利義維と組み、義輝を排除して、義維の嫡男・足利義栄（義輝の従兄弟）を傀儡として擁立する。
However, Hisahide MATSUNAGA and the Miyoshi Triumvirate, who tried to occupy the shogunate after Nagayoshi's (Chokei's) death, considered Yoshiteru their enemy. So they cooperated with Yoshitsuna ASHIKAGA, an adopted son of Yoshitane ASHIKAGA, and set up Yoshitsuna's heir, Yoshihide ASHIKAGA (Yoshiteru's cousin), as a puppet prospective shogun, excluding Yoshiteru.

最近野口実は『源氏と関東武士』（吉川弘文館 2007年7月）の中で、義家への鎌倉権五郎景政、三浦の平太郎為次の与力は、当時（1086年）の相模守が義家の母方の従兄弟で同じ平直方を祖父にもつ、藤原棟綱であったことも関係しはしないか、としている。
Recently, Minoru NOGUCHI guesses that KAMAKURA Gongoro Kagemasa and MIURA no Heitaro Tametsugu cooperated with Yoshiie partly because Sagami no kami in those days (1086) was FUJIWARA no Munetsuna who was their maternal cousin with the same grandfather TAIRA no Naokata in 'The Minamoto clan and Kanto Samurai' (published by Yoshikawa Kobunkan Inc. on July 2007).

そもそもの発端は、平将門の叔父達の「婿入り先」であって、それによって平将門の叔父達は関東、特に常陸国、上総国、下総国、武蔵国などに地盤を築いたと見られ、その「婿入り先」同士の利害対立が、平将門と叔父、従兄弟同士の抗争に結びついていった形跡がある。
It originally started with the 'family the groom married into' uncles of the TAIRA no Masakado, and uncles of TAIRA no Masakado built a structure in Kanto region especially in Hitachi, Kazusa, Shimousa, and Musashi Provinces, and there was a trace that the conflict of interest between 'places where the grooms married' led to the struggle between TAIRA no Masakado, his uncle, and cousins.

応仁の乱が起こると、義真は妻の従兄弟が細川勝元という関係から東軍に属し、西軍についた吉良義藤と対立、義藤が三河国に下向すると、これに対応するため京都を息子の吉良義信に任せ、応仁元年（1467年）5月18日に三河に向けて出立した（『大乗院寺社雑事記』）。
When the Onin War broke out Yoshizane sided with the Eastern Camp due to the fact that the cousin of his wife was Katsumoto HOSOKAWA of the Eastern Camp, putting himself against Yoshifuji KIRA sided with the Western Camp; when Yoshifuji left Kyoto to Mikawa Province, Yoshizane appointed his son Yoshinobu KIRA in charge of protecting Kyoto, and departed to Mikawa on May 18, 1467 for tracking down Yoshifuji ('Miscellaneous Records of the Daijo Temple and Shrine').

乱中は坂本 (大津市)に避難していたが、公事用途200貫文を執事（家司）であり母方の従兄弟でもある唐橋在数に立て替えてもらい、その借銭の棒引きの条件として、文明4年、残り少ない家領のなかから日根野荘入山田村年貢を息子尚経の代まで在数に引き渡す羽目になった。
During the War, he evacuated to Sakamoto (Otsu-city), and got Arikazu KARAHASHI who was his clerk (Keishi (household superintendent)) and cousin on his mother's side to cover 200 hiki for official matters, but in 1470, as a condition for being forgiven his debt, he ended up handing over Arikazu the nengu (land tax) of Iriyamada-mura, Hineno-sho from the little remaining territory he had until the generation of his son Hisatsune.

赤穂を立ち去る前には遠林寺住職祐海を江戸へ送って、将軍徳川綱吉やその生母桂昌院に影響力を持っていた神田護持院の隆光大僧正などに浅野家再興の取り成しを依頼し、7月には小野寺十内とともに浅野長矩の従兄弟にあたる戸田氏定と浅野家再興を議するために、美濃国大垣城を訪れている。
Before leaving Ako he sent Yuma, a chief priest of Enrin-ji Temple, to Edo and asked the Shogun Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA and the daisojo (a Buddhist priest of the highest order) Takamitsu at Kanda-Goji-in Temple, who had influence over Tsunayoshi's birth mother Keishoin for mediation in the restoration of the Asano family; he then visited Ogaki-jo Castle in Mino province with Junai ONODERA to discuss the Asano family restoration with a cousin of Naganori ASANO, Ujisada TODA.

また、若江八人衆も秀次助命のため最後まで奔走した三成に感謝し、慶長5年（1600年）の勃発した関ヶ原の戦いでは石田三成軍の本陣を死守する獅子奮迅の戦いをしている（ただし、藤堂玄蕃は従兄弟の藤堂高虎に仕え、安井喜内は浅野幸長に仕えるなど、必ずしも全員が三成に尽くしたわけではない）。
The members of Wakae Hachinin-shu were also grateful for Mitsunari who tried his best to save Hidetsugu's life, and in return, they fought to protect the army headquarters of Mitsunari ISHIDA during the Battle of Sekigahara, which started in 1600 (However, not all the members served Mitsunari, as there were exceptions such as Yoshimasa TODO who served his cousin Takatora TODO and Kinai YASUI who served Yoshinaga ASANO).

しかし、その妻総心尼（忠政の次男水野信元の娘、家康の従兄弟にあたる）は、中山光勝（五郎左衛門、父は岩滑城主中山勝時）の養子であり、総心尼の妹（名前は明らかではない）の実子である新七郎を養子として迎え、同家を再興し、新七郎は水野保雅を名乗り、彼とその子孫は尾張藩に仕えて幕末に至った。
His wife, Soshin-ni (a daughter of Tadamasa's second son Nobumoto MIZUNO, and Ieyasu's cousin), an adopted daughter of Mitsukatsu (Gorozaemon) NAKAYAMA (a son of the lord of Yanabe-jo Castle, Katsutoki NAKAYAMA), revived her husband's family line by adopting Shinshichiro, the biological son of her younger sister (her name is uncertain), who used the name Yasumasa MIZUNO; he and his descendants served in the Owari Domain until the end of the Edo period.

また、三好氏を利用して永禄7年（1564年）には敵対していた政所執事伊勢貞孝を敗死に追い込み、新たな政所執事に義輝の義従兄弟にあたる摂津晴門を起用し、従来将軍の意向が及ばなかった政所を掌握して幕府決裁に対する影響力を強め、義満以来の聡明な将軍として幕府の将軍親政を着実に進めていった。
In the same year of 1564, Yoshiteru utilized the Miyoshi clan in driving Sadataka ISE, then head of Mandokoro (the government administrative office) who had been hostile to the Shogun, into death in a losing battle; appointed his (Yoshiteru's) cousin-in-law Harukado SETTSU as new head of Mandokoro; strengthened his control of official decisions of the Bakufu through the Mandokoro, previously out of his real authority but now more at his mercy, and thereby steadily achieved direct rule by the Shogun as the wisest leader after Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA.

だが、孫の藤原公任が『清慎公記』の記述内容を分野別にまとめた「部類」を作成する際に『清慎公記』の原本を切り貼りしてしまったために全巻が紙屑と化してしまうという出来事があり、従兄弟の藤原実資が激怒したという逸話がある（『小右記』寛仁4年8月18日条、万寿2年7月7日条、同5年7月1日条他）。
According to an anecdote, there was an incident in which the whole collection of the original book of ''Seishinko-ki'' was cut into pieces because Saneyori's grandchild - FUJIWARA no Kinto – cut and pasted the original book of ''Seishinko-ki'' when he was making up 'Burui,' a descriptive content of ''Seishinko-ki'' broken into categories, and his cousin-FUJIWARA no Sanesuke was inflamed with rage. (''Shoyuki'' Sep 14, 1020/Aug 9, 1025/Jul 31, 1028 etc.)

上杉氏はもともと公家であったが、武家の足利氏と結び付いて関東の新興勢力となり、従兄弟の上杉重能（詫間上杉家）や上杉朝定（二橋上杉家、後の扇谷上杉家）、それに兄弟の上杉憲藤（犬懸上杉家）などを祖とする上杉諸家が、将軍家・足利氏との姻戚関係を背景として、室町時代を通し関東で勢力抗争を展開することとなる。
Uesugi clan was a court noble at the beginning, and became an emerging power in Kanto region through having a relationship with the samurai family, Ashikaga clan; then the Uesugi families founded by his male cousins, Shigeyoshi UESUGI (Takuma-Uesugi family), Tomosada UESUGI (Futahashi-Uesugi family, later Ogigayatsu Uesugi family), and his brother Norifuji UESUGI (Inukake-Uesugi family) underwent power conflicts to expand its influence in the Kanto region while taking advantage of matrimonial relations with Ashikaga clan of the shogun family throughout the Muromachi period.

定秀の父・高郷は蒲生氏の分家で、本家の家督は定秀の従兄弟・蒲生秀紀が継いでいたが、秀紀が室町幕府寄りであったのに対し、高郷・定秀は主君・六角定頼の信任を受けていたため、その後ろ盾を得て「定」の一字を賜って定秀と名乗り、大永2年（1522年）に秀紀を攻撃し、当時の蒲生氏の居城であった音羽城を破却した。
Sadahide's father, Takasato was a branch family of the Gamo clan, and Sadahide's cousin Hidenori GAMO had been taking over the reigns of head family, but while Hidenori was leaning toward the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), Takasato and Sadahide gained their lord Sadayori ROKKAKU's confidence, and he was given a word 'Sada' with the backing of the lord, and identified himself as Sadahide, he attacked Hidenori in 1522, and destroyed Otowa-jo Castle which was the Gamo clan's castle at that time.

小笠原家は代々、総領家（本家）が糾法および小笠原流礼法全般をとりしきり「宗家」となっていたが、惣領家十七代の小笠原長時とその子小笠原貞慶は、戦国大名として武田信玄らと壮絶な戦を繰り広げる中、弓馬礼法の伝統を絶やさないため、永禄5年（1562年）、従兄弟筋にあたる小笠原経長に糾法的伝と系図、記録を携え、弓馬術礼法の道統を託した。
The position of 'Soke', or Grand Master, who was in charge of 'Kyuho' and the Ogasawara style of etiquette, was passed down in Soryo-ke (the main branch of the family) for generations, but in 1562, to prevent the horseback archery technique from dying out, the 17th head of the family, Nagatoki OGASAWARA, and his son Sadayoshi OGASAWARA, who as daimyo (Japanese territorial lord) in the Sengoku period were involved in fierce battles against Shingen TAKEDA, handed the art of 'kyuho', the family geneology and records to their cousin, Tsunenaga OGASAWARA, entrusting him with passing on the arts of archery, horsemanship and courtesy.

20年余の時を経て、以仁王の令旨を奉じた摂津源氏の源頼政、熊野に潜んでいた河内源氏庶流の源行家らの檄を受け、河内源氏の源義朝の子である源頼朝、源希義、源範頼、源義円、源義経ら兄弟や、源義朝の弟の源義賢の子であり、頼朝の従兄弟にあたる源義仲（木曾次郎義仲）、八幡太郎義家の弟の源義光（新羅三郎義光）の子孫の甲斐源氏武田氏の武田信義らが各地で挙兵し、俗に源平合戦と呼ばれる治承・寿永の乱が発生する。
After over 20 years, with exhortations by Settsu-Genji MINAMOTO no Yorimasa, who obeyed Prince Mochihito's order and MINAMOTO no Yukiie, a Kawachi-Genji branch who had been hiding in Kumano, MINAMOTO no Yoritomo, MINAMOTO no Mareyoshi, MINAMOTO no Noriyori, MINAMOTO no Gien, and MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune (the sons of Kawachi-Genji MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo); MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka (Jiro Yoshinaka KISO), the son of MINAMOTO no Yoshikata (a brother of MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo) and a cousin of Yoritomo; Nobuyoshi TAKEDA from Kai-Genji (Minamoto clan) Takeda clan, a descendant of MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu (Shinra-Saburo Yoshimitsu) (a brother of Yoshiie HACHIMAN TARO); and so on raised armies across the country to begin the Jisho-Juei War, the so-called Genpei War.

大将に悪右衛門督信頼、その子　新侍従藤原信親、信頼の実兄にあたる兵部権大輔藤原家頼、民部権少輔藤原基成、弟の尾張少将藤原信説、そのほかに伏見源中納言源師仲、越後中将藤原成親、治部卿兼通、伊予前司信員、壱岐守貞知、但馬守有房、兵庫頭源頼政、出雲前司源光保（光保）、伊賀守光基、河内守源季実、その子息左衛門尉季盛、義朝はじめ源氏一門ではまず左馬頭義朝を筆頭に、長子鎌倉悪源太源義平、次男中宮大夫進源朝長、三男兵衛佐源頼朝、義朝の叔父陸奥六郎義隆、義朝の弟新宮十郎源行家、従兄弟の佐渡式部大輔（大夫）源重成、平賀四郎平賀義宣とある。
Generals were: the Evil Uemon no kami (Captain of the Right Division of the Headquarters of the Outer Palace) Nobuyori; his child, the new Chamberlain FUJIWARA no Nobuchika; Nobuyori's own elder brother FUJIWARA no Ieyori the Hyobu no Gon no Taifu (provisional senior assistant minister of Hyobusho Ministry of Military), Minbugonshofu (Junior Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Popular Affairs) FUJIWARA no Motonari; younger brother FUJIWARA no Motonari the Owari Shosho (Minor captain of Owari Province); in addition, Middle counselor of Fushimi-Genji (Minamoto clan) MINAMOTO no Moronaka; Middle captain of Echigo FUJIWARA no Narichika; jibukyo (Minister of the Ministry of Civil Administration) Kanemichi; the former official of Iyo Province Nobutaka; Sadatomo the Governor of Iki Province; Arifusa the Governor of Tanba Province; MINAMOTO no Yorimasa the Head of Hyogo; MINAMOTO no Mitsuyasu the former official of Izuo Province (Mitsuyasu); Mitsumoto the Governor of Iga Province; MINAMOTO no Suezane the Governor of Kawachi; their children Suemori the saemon-no-jo (Secretary of the Left Division of the Headquarters of the Outer Palace Guard) for the first time in the Minamoto clan Yoshitomo was first on the list for Sama no kami (Chief of the Bureau of Horses); his eldest son Kamakura aku (evil) Genta MINAMOTO no Yoshihira; his second son MINAMOTO no Asanaga was chugudaifu (Master of the Empress' Palace); third son MINAMOTO no Yoritomo was Hyoe no suke (Assistant at Headquarters of the Middle Palace Guard); Yoshitomo's uncle Rokuro MUTSU Yoshitaka; Yoshitomo's younger brothers Juro SHINGU and MINAMOTO no Yukiie; cousin MINAMOTO no Shigenari who was Sado shikibu taiyu (the assistant minister of the Ceremonial Ministry, and also in charge of Sado Province) (Grand Master); and also Shirohei Hiraga and Yoshinori Hiraga.