忠臣蔵

Reading

Kana: ちゅうしんぐら

Romaji: chūshingura

Definition

noun

1

performance or narrative based on the story of the Forty-seven Ronin (esp. the Kanadehon Chushingura, an epic puppet play first performed in 1748)

See also: 浄瑠璃

Kanji

忠

Reading: チュウ

Meanings: loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

臣

Readings: シン、 ジン

Meanings: retainer, subject

蔵

Readings: ゾウ、 ソウ、 くら、 おさ.める、 かく.れる

Meanings: storehouse, hide, own, have, possess