Japanese historical tale
C14860
concept
A Japanese historical tale is a narrative work that recounts and embellishes real past events, figures, and battles in Japan’s history, blending factual record with literary storytelling.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese historical tale canonical | 2 |
| medieval Japanese literature | 2 |
| Japanese cultural legend | 1 |
| Japanese epic | 1 |
| Japanese historical legend | 1 |
| Japanese war tale | 1 |
| medieval Japanese literary work | 1 |
| 歴史物語 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Japanese historical tale
Generated description
A Japanese historical tale is a narrative work that recounts and embellishes real past events, figures, and battles in Japan’s history, blending factual record with literary storytelling.
Instances (8)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| 大鏡 | 歴史物語 |
| The Great Mirror | — |
|
Yoshida Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness
surface form:
Essays in Idleness
|
medieval Japanese literature |
| The Tale of the Heike | Japanese epic |
| Gikeiki | Japanese war tale |
| Forty-seven Ronin incident | Japanese cultural legend |
|
“Sanfrecce” is derived from Italian “tre frecce” meaning “three arrows”
surface form:
legend of the three arrows
|
Japanese historical legend |
| Ōkagami | — |