Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry
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The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry are a canonical group of celebrated classical Japanese poets traditionally regarded as exemplars of waka verse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4820364 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry Context triple: [Ono no Komachi, memberOf, Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry]
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A.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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B.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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C.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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D.
Man'yōgana
Man'yōgana is an ancient Japanese writing system that used Chinese characters phonetically and served as a precursor to the modern hiragana and katakana syllabaries.
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E.
Ōtomo no Tabito
Ōtomo no Tabito was an early Nara-period Japanese courtier and poet best known for his refined Chinese-style verse and influential role in the development of classical Japanese poetry.
- 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: Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry Target entity description: The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry are a canonical group of celebrated classical Japanese poets traditionally regarded as exemplars of waka verse.
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A.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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B.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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C.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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D.
Man'yōgana
Man'yōgana is an ancient Japanese writing system that used Chinese characters phonetically and served as a precursor to the modern hiragana and katakana syllabaries.
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E.
Ōtomo no Tabito
Ōtomo no Tabito was an early Nara-period Japanese courtier and poet best known for his refined Chinese-style verse and influential role in the development of classical Japanese poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese literary canon
ⓘ
classical Japanese poetry anthology grouping ⓘ group of poets ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
court poetry
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waka anthologies ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| describedAs | exemplars of waka verse ⓘ |
| field | classical Japanese literature ⓘ |
| genre | waka ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ariwara no Narihira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fujiwara no Asatada NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Atsutada NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Kanesuke NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Kintō NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Kiyosuke NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Kiyotada NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Koretada NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Masatada NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Michinobu NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Mototoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Motoyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Okikaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Sadakata NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Sanekata NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Takamitsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Taka’aki NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Tomoyori NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Toshiyuki NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Yukinari NERFINISHED ⓘ Fun’ya no Yasuhide NERFINISHED ⓘ Ise NERFINISHED ⓘ Kakinomoto no Hitomaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasa no Kanamura NERFINISHED ⓘ Ki no Tomonori NERFINISHED ⓘ Ki no Tsurayuki NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiyohara no Fukayabu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiyohara no Motosuke NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Ise NERFINISHED ⓘ Mibu no Tadamine NERFINISHED ⓘ Minamoto no Hitoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Minamoto no Muneyuki NERFINISHED ⓘ Minamoto no Shigeyuki NERFINISHED ⓘ Minamoto no Toshiyori NERFINISHED ⓘ Ono no Komachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakanoue no Korenori NERFINISHED ⓘ Sone no Yoshitada NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugawara no Michizane NERFINISHED ⓘ Sōjō Henjō NERFINISHED ⓘ Taira no Kanemori NERFINISHED ⓘ Taira no Sadafumi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamabe no Akahito NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōe no Chisato NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōshikōchi no Mitsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
literary tradition
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poetic canon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fujiwara no Kintō’s poetic selections
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later Japanese poetic canons ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a canonical list of exemplary waka poets ⓘ |
| numberOfPoets | 36 ⓘ |
| period | Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | poetry education in classical Japan ⓘ |
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