Shichifukujin
E470364
Shichifukujin are the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese folklore, a group of deities believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and happiness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benten | 1 |
| Shichifukujin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4782955 — 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: Shichifukujin Context triple: [Benzaiten, memberOf, Shichifukujin]
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A.
Benzaiten
Benzaiten is a Japanese Buddhist and Shinto goddess of music, eloquence, knowledge, and the arts, closely associated with water and often identified with the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
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B.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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C.
Kushinadahime
Kushinadahime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, best known as the rescued maiden whom the storm god Susanoo marries after saving her from the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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D.
Yahashira-no-Mikogami
Yahashira-no-Mikogami is a Shinto deity venerated at Yasaka Shrine, associated with protection and blessings for worshippers.
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E.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
- 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: Shichifukujin Target entity description: Shichifukujin are the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese folklore, a group of deities believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and happiness.
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A.
Benzaiten
Benzaiten is a Japanese Buddhist and Shinto goddess of music, eloquence, knowledge, and the arts, closely associated with water and often identified with the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
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B.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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C.
Kushinadahime
Kushinadahime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, best known as the rescued maiden whom the storm god Susanoo marries after saving her from the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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D.
Yahashira-no-Mikogami
Yahashira-no-Mikogami is a Shinto deity venerated at Yasaka Shrine, associated with protection and blessings for worshippers.
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E.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese mythological group
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group of deities ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Seven Lucky Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
art and music
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fertility ⓘ good fortune ⓘ happiness ⓘ longevity ⓘ prosperity ⓘ success in business ⓘ warriors’ protection ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
motifs in netsuke carvings
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motifs in ukiyo-e prints ⓘ popular subjects in Japanese art ⓘ |
| depictedAs | group of seven deities traveling together ⓘ |
| depictedWith |
fishing rod
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mallet of fortune ⓘ sacks of wealth ⓘ scrolls of wisdom ⓘ various treasures ⓘ |
| etymology | from Japanese "shichi" (seven), "fuku" (fortune), "jin" (gods) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalOrRitual | New Year customs in Japan ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice | placing images under pillows at New Year for auspicious dreams ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Benzaiten
NERFINISHED
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Bishamonten NERFINISHED ⓘ Daikokuten NERFINISHED ⓘ Ebisu NERFINISHED ⓘ Fukurokuju NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotei NERFINISHED ⓘ Jurōjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute | treasure ship Takarabune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist deities
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Chinese folk religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu deities ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Seven Gods of Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 7 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Japanese Buddhism
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Japanese folklore ⓘ Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPopularity |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
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Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPractice | Shichifukujin meguri pilgrimage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shichifukujin Description of subject: Shichifukujin are the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese folklore, a group of deities believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and happiness.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.