Hajime
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Hajime is the introspective male narrator of Haruki Murakami’s novel "South of the Border, West of the Sun," whose midlife crisis and rekindled childhood romance drive the story’s exploration of memory, desire, and regret.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hajime canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18351280 — 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: Hajime Context triple: [South of the Border, West of the Sun, protagonist, Hajime]
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A.
Shindo
Shindo is a human character in the film "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah," portrayed as a powerful Japanese businessman with a past connection to Godzilla.
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B.
Tatsumi
Tatsumi is a masculine Japanese given name commonly used for boys and borne by various notable figures in Japan.
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C.
Tatsumi
Tatsumi is a residential and waterfront area in Kōtō Ward, Tokyo, known for its housing complexes, sports facilities, and proximity to Tokyo Bay.
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D.
Shinya
Shinya is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
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E.
Hagikaze
Hagikaze was an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Pacific War.
- 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: Hajime Target entity description: Hajime is the introspective male narrator of Haruki Murakami’s novel "South of the Border, West of the Sun," whose midlife crisis and rekindled childhood romance drive the story’s exploration of memory, desire, and regret.
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A.
Shindo
Shindo is a human character in the film "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah," portrayed as a powerful Japanese businessman with a past connection to Godzilla.
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B.
Tatsumi
Tatsumi is a masculine Japanese given name commonly used for boys and borne by various notable figures in Japan.
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C.
Tatsumi
Tatsumi is a residential and waterfront area in Kōtō Ward, Tokyo, known for its housing complexes, sports facilities, and proximity to Tokyo Bay.
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D.
Shinya
Shinya is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
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E.
Hagikaze
Hagikaze was an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Pacific War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.