室町

Japanese

Kanji in this term
室	町
むろ Grade: 2	まち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 室 (muro, “a cellar, a certain kind of storage room”) +‎ 町 (machi, “town, district”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むろまち [mùróꜜmàchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ɾo̞ma̠t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

室(むろ)町(まち) • (Muromachi) 

1. the Muromachi district or area along a major street running north and south through the downtown area of Kyōto
2. the north–south Muromachi Street in Kyōto
3. the Muromachi Period in Japan, running from approximately 1336 to 1573; so named for the government offices being located in the Muromachi area of Kyōto
4. the Muromachi area in Nihonbashi, Tōkyō, so named for the area in Kyōto

Synonyms

• (street in Kyōto): 室町通(むろまちどおり) (Muromachi-dōri)
• (period in Japan): 室町時代(むろまちじだい) (Muromachi-jidai)
• (area in Tōkyō): 日本橋室町(にほんばしむろまち) (Nihonbashi Muromachi)

Derived terms

• 室町通(むろまちどおり) (Muromachi-dōri): Muromachi Street
• 室町時代(むろまちじだい) (Muromachi-jidai): the Muromachi Period
• 日本橋室町(にほんばしむろまち) (Nihonbashi Muromachi): the Muromachi area in Nihonbashi, Tōkyō
• 室町殿(むろまちどの) (Muromachi-dono): the palace of the Ashikaga clan, more often called 花(はな)の御所(ごしょ) (Hana no Gosho, “Flower Palace”) with the main gate facing Muromachi Street
• 室町幕府(むろまちばくふ) (Muromachi Bakufu): the Muromachi shogunate, also called the Ashikaga shogunate