Yōsai
E1242749
UNEXPLORED
Yōsai, better known as Eisai, was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with introducing Rinzai Zen and popularizing tea culture in Japan during the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yōsai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16303733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yōsai Context triple: [Eisai, honorificName, Yōsai]
-
A.
Naoyoshi
Naoyoshi is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
-
B.
Yojiro
Yojiro is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
-
C.
Muneyoshi
Muneyoshi is the given name of Yanagi Sōetsu, the influential Japanese philosopher and founder of the mingei (folk craft) movement.
-
D.
Takayoshi
Takayoshi is a Japanese given name notably borne by Kido Takayoshi, a key samurai and statesman of the Meiji Restoration.
-
E.
Yoske
Yoske is a diminutive or affectionate nickname commonly used as a short form of the Hebrew given name Yosef.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yōsai Target entity description: Yōsai, better known as Eisai, was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with introducing Rinzai Zen and popularizing tea culture in Japan during the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
-
A.
Naoyoshi
Naoyoshi is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
-
B.
Yojiro
Yojiro is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
-
C.
Muneyoshi
Muneyoshi is the given name of Yanagi Sōetsu, the influential Japanese philosopher and founder of the mingei (folk craft) movement.
-
D.
Takayoshi
Takayoshi is a Japanese given name notably borne by Kido Takayoshi, a key samurai and statesman of the Meiji Restoration.
-
E.
Yoske
Yoske is a diminutive or affectionate nickname commonly used as a short form of the Hebrew given name Yosef.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.