Genroku
[ gen-roh-koo; Japanese gen-raw-koo ]
/ gɛnˈroʊ ku; Japanese gɛnˈrɔ kʊ /
noun
a period of Japanese cultural history, c1675–1725, characterized by depiction of everyday secular activities of urban dwellers in fiction and woodblock prints.
Origin of Genroku
< Japanese, the imperial era name (official epithet) for the period 1688–1704 (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese
yuán original, first +
lù good fortune)