西にしの丸まる

noun

western citadel; west wing of Edo Castle

Historical term referring to the western compound of Edo Castle, traditionally the residence of the heir apparent or a retired shogun.

See also: 江戸城

• 江え戸ど城じょうの西にしの丸まるは、将しょう軍ぐんの世せい子しや大おお御ご所しょが住すむ場ば所しょだった。

  The west wing of Edo Castle was where the shogun's heir or the retired shogun lived.