inn; lodging house
Archaic term for an inn or lodging house. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.
In old documents, the word '室積み' is used to refer to an inn.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic term.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common.
Ateji spelling using the kanji for 'building'.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 室 (room) and 積 (accumulate) may relate to the idea of a building with many rooms, but this is speculative.