The Tale of Genji
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The Tale of Genji is an 11th-century Japanese literary classic by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered the world’s first novel and a masterpiece of courtly romance and psychological insight.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682770 — 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: The Tale of Genji Context triple: [Heian period, significantWork, The Tale of Genji]
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Man'yōshū
Man'yōshū is Japan’s oldest and one of its most important anthologies of classical poetry, compiled in the 8th century and celebrated for its linguistic richness and diverse voices.
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B.
Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
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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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D.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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E.
Musashi no misasagi
Musashi no misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the burial site of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken.
- 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: The Tale of Genji Target entity description: The Tale of Genji is an 11th-century Japanese literary classic by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered the world’s first novel and a masterpiece of courtly romance and psychological insight.
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A.
Man'yōshū
Man'yōshū is Japan’s oldest and one of its most important anthologies of classical poetry, compiled in the 8th century and celebrated for its linguistic richness and diverse voices.
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B.
Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
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C.
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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D.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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E.
Musashi no misasagi
Musashi no misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the burial site of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian period literature
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Japanese literary classic ⓘ courtly romance ⓘ novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
anime
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film ⓘ manga ⓘ stage plays ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Tale of Genji
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surface form:
Genji Monogatari
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| author | Murasaki Shikibu ⓘ |
| considered |
a masterpiece of Japanese literature
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one of the world’s first novels ⓘ |
| containsPoetry | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | Japanese national treasure ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 11th century ⓘ |
| firstPartFocus | life of Hikaru Genji ⓘ |
| genre |
court romance
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monogatari ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aoi no Ue
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Kaoru ⓘ Lady Fujitsubo ⓘ Murasaki Shikibu ⓘ
surface form:
Lady Murasaki
Niou no Miya ⓘ Rokujo no Miyasudokoro ⓘ To no Chujo ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese court literature
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later Japanese fiction ⓘ visual arts in Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterPartFocus | lives of Kaoru and Niou ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hikaru Genji ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex narrative structure
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detailed depiction of Heian court life ⓘ psychological depth of characters ⓘ use of waka poetry within prose ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 54 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| structure | multiple generations of a noble family ⓘ |
| theme |
aesthetics and beauty
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court politics ⓘ family and lineage ⓘ impermanence ⓘ love and romance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Tale of Genji Description of subject: The Tale of Genji is an 11th-century Japanese literary classic by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered the world’s first novel and a masterpiece of courtly romance and psychological insight.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Genji Monogatari
this entity surface form:
The Tale of Genji is often considered the world’s first novel
subject surface form:
Imperial court of Japan
subject surface form:
Uji
this entity surface form:
The Tale of Genji – early chapters concerning Genji’s love affairs
this entity surface form:
The Tale of Genji universe
this entity surface form:
Genji Monogatari