赤 穂 浪 士(あこうろうし)

あこうろうし

noun (proper)

the 47 rōnin of Akō

1. the 47 rōnin of Akō

The forty-seven masterless samurai of the Akō domain who, in the winter of 1702–03, avenged their lord Asano Naganori by killing Kira Yoshinaka, and were then ordered to commit seppuku. Their story is told in the many versions of 忠臣蔵(ちゅうしんぐら).

赤穂浪士(あこうろうし)の物語(ものがたり)を読(よ)んだ。

I read the story of the 47 rōnin.

泉岳寺(せんがくじ)には赤穂浪士(あこうろうし)の墓(はか)がある。

The graves of the 47 rōnin are at Sengakuji temple.

年末(ねんまつ)になると、赤穂浪士(あこうろうし)の討(う)ち入(い)りを描(えが)いたドラマがよく放送(ほうそう)された。

At the end of the year, dramas about the 47 rōnin's raid used to be broadcast often.

Also called the 赤穂(あこう)四十七士(しじゅうしちし) (the Forty-Seven Samurai of Akō).

Related words

忠臣蔵(ちゅうしんぐら): the kabuki, puppet-theater, and film retellings of the story
討(う)ち入(い)り: the raid on Kira's mansion
大石内蔵助(おおいしくらのすけ): their leader, Ōishi Kuranosuke
浪士(ろうし): masterless samurai (also 浪人(ろうにん))

Cultural note

The raid took place on the 14th day of the 12th month by the old calendar, so December 14 is still marked by a festival at 泉岳寺(せんがくじ) in Tokyo, where they are buried.

Related Words

Related: 忠臣蔵(ちゅうしんぐら) (the kabuki, puppet-theater, and film…)

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