Triple
T16992930
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Oku no Hosomichi |
E412236
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableEnglishTranslators |
P34219
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Donald Keene
Donald Keene was a renowned American-born scholar and translator of Japanese literature who played a pivotal role in introducing classical and modern Japanese works to the English-speaking world.
|
E1244002
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Donald Keene | Statement: [Oku no Hosomichi, notableEnglishTranslators, Donald Keene]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Keene Context triple: [Oku no Hosomichi, notableEnglishTranslators, Donald Keene]
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A.
Edwin O. Reischauer
Edwin O. Reischauer was an influential American diplomat and scholar of Japanese studies who served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan and helped shape postwar U.S.–Japan relations.
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B.
Yukio Tsuda
Yukio Tsuda is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the given name Yukio.
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C.
Bernhard Heisig
Bernhard Heisig was a prominent German painter and graphic artist associated with the Leipzig School, known for his expressive, often politically charged works reflecting on German history and the legacy of war.
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D.
Toshihiko Izutsu
Toshihiko Izutsu was a Japanese Islamicist and comparative philosopher best known for his pioneering semantic studies of the Qur’an and his influential work on Sufism and Islamic mysticism.
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E.
Hitoshi Kihara
Hitoshi Kihara was a pioneering Japanese geneticist known for his fundamental contributions to plant genetics and cytogenetics, particularly in wheat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Donald Keene Triple: [Oku no Hosomichi, notableEnglishTranslators, Donald Keene]
Generated description
Donald Keene was a renowned American-born scholar and translator of Japanese literature who played a pivotal role in introducing classical and modern Japanese works to the English-speaking world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Keene Target entity description: Donald Keene was a renowned American-born scholar and translator of Japanese literature who played a pivotal role in introducing classical and modern Japanese works to the English-speaking world.
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A.
Edwin O. Reischauer
Edwin O. Reischauer was an influential American diplomat and scholar of Japanese studies who served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan and helped shape postwar U.S.–Japan relations.
-
B.
Yukio Tsuda
Yukio Tsuda is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the given name Yukio.
-
C.
Bernhard Heisig
Bernhard Heisig was a prominent German painter and graphic artist associated with the Leipzig School, known for his expressive, often politically charged works reflecting on German history and the legacy of war.
-
D.
Toshihiko Izutsu
Toshihiko Izutsu was a Japanese Islamicist and comparative philosopher best known for his pioneering semantic studies of the Qur’an and his influential work on Sufism and Islamic mysticism.
-
E.
Hitoshi Kihara
Hitoshi Kihara was a pioneering Japanese geneticist known for his fundamental contributions to plant genetics and cytogenetics, particularly in wheat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d886cb581c8190ab05f4b429c9cd85 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d283d2388190a78bf8d179e83fdc |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00dc16fbdc819095411a056b9942c3 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00dc96a9588190b020fd7fd1deee2b |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0114e04e00819093805024f8417fad |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:32 a.m.