忠臣蔵
ちゅうしんぐら
- performance or narrative based on the story of the Forty-seven Rōnin (esp. the Kanadehon Chūshingura, an epic puppet play first performed in 1748) n
Kanji
忠
チュウ
loyalty; fidelity; faithfulness
臣
シン • ジン
retainer; subject
蔵
ゾウ • ソウ
くら • おさ.める • かく.れる
storehouse; hide; own; have; possess
Synonyms
浄瑠璃
じょうるり
- jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater) n