武者小路千家むしゃのこうじせんけ

also: むしゃこうじせんけ

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Meanings

noun

Mushakōjisenke school of tea ceremony

One of the three main schools of Japanese tea ceremony descended from Sen no Rikyū, alongside Urasenke and Omotesenke.

武者小路むしゃのこうじ千せん家けは、千せん利のり休きゅうの孫まごである千せん宗そう旦たんの三さん男なん、一いち翁おう宗そう守しゅを祖そとする茶さ道どうの流りゅう派はです。
The Mushakōjisenke school is a school of tea ceremony founded by Ichiō Sōshu, the third son of Sen Sōtan, who was the grandson of Sen no Rikyū.

Kanji

武warrior, military, chivalry
者someone, person
小little, small
路path, route, road
千thousand
家house, home, family

Related words

表おもて千せん家け
Omotesenke is another of the three Senke schools, known for a more understated aesthetic compared to Mushakōjisenke.
裏うら千せん家け
Urasenke is the largest of the three Senke schools, with a more open and innovative approach to tea ceremony.

Built from

武む者しゃ+小こう路じ+千せん家け

Written forms

武者小路千家
- むしゃのこうじせんけ
  Standard kanji spelling for this school of tea ceremony.
- むしゃこうじせんけ
  Alternate reading; the の is sometimes dropped in speech.
むしゃこうじせんけ

Etymology

The name comes from the location of the school's original residence on Mushakōji (武者小路) street in Kyoto, combined with 千家 (Senke), meaning the Sen family.