室町

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

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [mu͍ɽo̞ma̠t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

室町 (hiragana むろまち, rōmaji 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 (ご)所 (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