Seiran
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Seiran is the Allied reporting name for the Aichi M6A, a Japanese World War II submarine-launched attack floatplane designed for surprise bombing missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seiran canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17627555 — 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: Seiran Context triple: [Aichi M6A, nicknamed, Seiran]
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A.
Hiryū
Hiryū was a warship of the Tokugawa shogunate’s navy that took part in the late-19th-century Boshin War, including the Naval Battle of Hakodate.
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B.
Hiryū
Hiryū was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, best known for its crucial role and eventual sinking during the Battle of Midway in World War II.
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C.
Hikifune
Hikifune is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Sumida ward, known as a traditional residential area with convenient access to central Tokyo.
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D.
Akashi Lady
Akashi Lady is a noblewoman in Murasaki Shikibu’s classic Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji," known as one of Hikaru Genji’s principal consorts and the mother of his beloved daughter.
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E.
Zuihō
Zuihō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in several Pacific War operations before being sunk in the Battle off Cape Engaño in 1944.
- 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: Seiran Target entity description: Seiran is the Allied reporting name for the Aichi M6A, a Japanese World War II submarine-launched attack floatplane designed for surprise bombing missions.
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A.
Hiryū
Hiryū was a warship of the Tokugawa shogunate’s navy that took part in the late-19th-century Boshin War, including the Naval Battle of Hakodate.
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B.
Hiryū
Hiryū was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, best known for its crucial role and eventual sinking during the Battle of Midway in World War II.
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C.
Hikifune
Hikifune is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Sumida ward, known as a traditional residential area with convenient access to central Tokyo.
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D.
Akashi Lady
Akashi Lady is a noblewoman in Murasaki Shikibu’s classic Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji," known as one of Hikaru Genji’s principal consorts and the mother of his beloved daughter.
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E.
Zuihō
Zuihō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in several Pacific War operations before being sunk in the Battle off Cape Engaño in 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.