Yugiri (disputed paternity in narrative context)
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Yugiri is a prominent character in The Tale of Genji whose birth and lineage are clouded by uncertainty over whether his true father is Genji or To no Chujo.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yugiri | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in The Tale of Genji
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Tale of Genji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Aoi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aoi no Ue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hikaru Genji NERFINISHED ⓘ To no Chujo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCircumstances | paternity disputed between Hikaru Genji and To no Chujo ⓘ |
| createdBy | Murasaki Shikibu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Heian Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Heian-period court society ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | early chapters of The Tale of Genji ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAllegedFather | To no Chujo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Aoi no Ue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPossibleBiologicalFather |
Hikaru Genji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
To no Chujo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPutativeFather | Hikaru Genji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| legitimacyStatus | socially recognized as Genji’s son ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Heian period literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | illustrates theme of uncertain fatherhood in classical Japanese literature ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies consequences of Genji and To no Chujo rivalry ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
family rivalry
ⓘ
legitimacy and lineage ⓘ uncertain paternity ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese (fictional) ⓘ |
| paternityStatus | ambiguous within the narrative ⓘ |
| relationshipToGenji | son (socially acknowledged) ⓘ |
| relationshipToToNoChujo | possible biological son GENERATED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | links the households of Genji and To no Chujo ⓘ |
| settingTime | Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleOf | Heian aristocratic concerns with lineage ⓘ |
| workGenre |
court romance
ⓘ
monogatari ⓘ |
| workLocation | Heian-kyō (Kyoto) (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitleInJapanese | 源氏物語 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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