Hikaru Genji
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Hikaru Genji is the fictional nobleman and romantic protagonist of the classic Japanese literary work "The Tale of Genji," renowned for his beauty, sensitivity, and complex love affairs in the Heian court.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hikaru Genji canonical | 11 |
| Genji | 1 |
| Hikaru | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alias |
Genji
ⓘ
Shining Genji ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Tale of Genji ⓘ |
| basedOn | Heian-period court aristocrats ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Murasaki Shikibu ⓘ |
| culture |
Heian period
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian Japan
|
| familyName |
Minamoto clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Minamoto
|
| fictionalChild |
Akashi no Himegimi
ⓘ
Reizei Emperor ⓘ Yūgiri ⓘ |
| fictionalFather | Emperor Kiritsubo ⓘ |
| fictionalLover |
Akashi Lady
ⓘ
Fujitsubo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rokujo no Miyasudokoro ⓘ
surface form:
Rokujō no Miyasudokoro
Yūgao ⓘ |
| fictionalMother | Lady Kiritsubo ⓘ |
| fictionalSpouse |
Aoi no Ue
ⓘ
Murasaki no Ue ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Tale of Genji ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hikaru Genji
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hikaru
|
| hasTrait |
aesthetically refined
ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ emotionally complex ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Japanese courtly romance literature
ⓘ
visual arts depictions of Genji-e ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryForm | monogatari character ⓘ |
| literaryRole | central protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptional beauty
ⓘ
influence on Japanese literature ⓘ poetic talent ⓘ refined sensitivity ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| occupation |
court noble
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Emperor Emeritus of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Honorary Retired Emperor
Imperial courtier ⓘ Lord of Rokujō estate ⓘ |
| setting |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
|
| themeInvolvement |
aesthetics of mono no aware
ⓘ
complex human relationships ⓘ court romance ⓘ impermanence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Genji
this entity surface form:
Hikaru