Lady Yugao
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Lady Yugao is a gentle, ill-fated noblewoman and one of Prince Genji’s early lovers in The Tale of Genji, whose tragic death and posthumous rivalry with Rokujo no Miyasudokoro are central to the story’s supernatural drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady Yugao canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13482507 — 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: Lady Yugao Context triple: [Rokujo no Miyasudokoro, hasRivalryWith, Lady Yugao]
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A.
Lady Yada Nobuko
Lady Yada Nobuko was a Japanese noblewoman best known as the mother of Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi of the imperial family.
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B.
Yoriko
Yoriko is a Japanese feminine given name commonly borne by women and girls in Japan.
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C.
Lady Chang
Lady Chang was a Chinese noblewoman of the early Ming dynasty, best known as the consort of Zhu Biao, the crown prince and eldest son of the Hongwu Emperor.
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D.
Kushi Inada Hime
Kushi Inada Hime is a goddess from Japanese mythology, best known as the wife of the storm god Susanoo and the rescued maiden in the Yamata no Orochi legend.
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E.
Yuriko
Yuriko is the given name of Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, known for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
- 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: Lady Yugao Target entity description: Lady Yugao is a gentle, ill-fated noblewoman and one of Prince Genji’s early lovers in The Tale of Genji, whose tragic death and posthumous rivalry with Rokujo no Miyasudokoro are central to the story’s supernatural drama.
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A.
Lady Yada Nobuko
Lady Yada Nobuko was a Japanese noblewoman best known as the mother of Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi of the imperial family.
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B.
Yoriko
Yoriko is a Japanese feminine given name commonly borne by women and girls in Japan.
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C.
Lady Chang
Lady Chang was a Chinese noblewoman of the early Ming dynasty, best known as the consort of Zhu Biao, the crown prince and eldest son of the Hongwu Emperor.
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D.
Kushi Inada Hime
Kushi Inada Hime is a goddess from Japanese mythology, best known as the wife of the storm god Susanoo and the rescued maiden in the Yamata no Orochi legend.
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E.
Yuriko
Yuriko is the given name of Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, known for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Genji’s lover
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Tale of Genji ⓘ |
| associatedFloralSymbol | moonflower ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rokujō no Miyasudokoro
ⓘ
linked to:
Rokujo no Miyasudokoro
|
| associatedWork | “Yūgao” chapter ⓘ |
| attackedBySpiritOf |
Rokujō no Miyasudokoro
ⓘ
linked to:
Rokujo no Miyasudokoro
|
| causeOfDeathInWork |
possession by jealous spirit
ⓘ
spirit attack ⓘ |
| childWith |
Tō no Chūjō
ⓘ
linked to:
To no Chujo
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| createdBy | Murasaki Shikibu ⓘ |
| deathInWork | dies suddenly while staying with Genji at a rustic villa ⓘ |
| deathSceneSetting | dilapidated villa in the outskirts of the capital ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Tale of Genji ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | “Yūgao” chapter of The Tale of Genji ⓘ |
| formerPatron |
Tō no Chūjō
ⓘ
linked to:
To no Chujo
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
classical Japanese monogatari
ⓘ
court romance ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Heian period literature ⓘ |
| loverOf | Hikaru Genji ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| meetsGenji | through an exchange of poems involving a fan and a fence with yūgao flowers ⓘ |
| motherOf | a young daughter later known as the “Yūgao” girl ⓘ |
| namedAfter | yūgao (moonflower) blossom ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for Genji’s fear of vengeful spirits
ⓘ
early love of Genji ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ victim of supernatural jealousy ⓘ |
| nobleRank | low-ranking noblewoman ⓘ |
| personality |
gentle
ⓘ
modest ⓘ retiring ⓘ |
| posthumousRivalryWith |
Rokujō no Miyasudokoro
ⓘ
linked to:
Rokujo no Miyasudokoro
|
| rememberedBy | Hikaru Genji ⓘ |
| residence | a modest house in a back street of the capital ⓘ |
| rivalInLoveWith |
Rokujō no Miyasudokoro
ⓘ
linked to:
Rokujo no Miyasudokoro
|
| romanticPartner | Hikaru Genji ⓘ |
| socialStatus | kept woman of a courtier before meeting Genji ⓘ |
| symbol |
ephemeral beauty
ⓘ
vulnerability of lower-ranking women at court ⓘ |
| theme |
fragility of life
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impermanence of love ⓘ jealousy ⓘ supernatural possession ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lady Yugao Description of subject: Lady Yugao is a gentle, ill-fated noblewoman and one of Prince Genji’s early lovers in The Tale of Genji, whose tragic death and posthumous rivalry with Rokujo no Miyasudokoro are central to the story’s supernatural drama.
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