This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

忠臣蔵

Reading

Kana: ちゅうしんぐら
Romaji: chūshingura
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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

Reading: チュウ
Meanings: loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
Readings: シン、 ジン
Meanings: retainer, subject
Readings: ゾウ、 ソウ、 くら、 おさ.める、 かく.れる
Meanings: storehouse, hide, own, have, possess