Agyō
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Agyō is one of the two fierce guardian deities (Nio) commonly placed at the entrances of Japanese Buddhist temples, typically depicted with an open mouth symbolizing the vocalization of the cosmic syllable “A.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agyō canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19675734 — 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: Agyō Context triple: [wooden Nio (Agyō and Ungyō), hasPart, Agyō]
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A.
Ryōtsu
Ryōtsu was a former city on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, known for its coastal setting and later incorporation into the city of Sado.
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B.
Kōgō
Kōgō is the Japanese term used to refer to the empress consort of Japan.
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C.
Aikawa
Aikawa was a former town in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, known historically for its role in the Sado gold and silver mining region before being merged into the city of Sado.
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D.
Aikawa
Aikawa is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential communities and proximity to the industrial and commercial city of Atsugi.
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E.
Owariasahi
Owariasahi is a suburban city in central Japan known for its residential communities and proximity to Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture.
- 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: Agyō Target entity description: Agyō is one of the two fierce guardian deities (Nio) commonly placed at the entrances of Japanese Buddhist temples, typically depicted with an open mouth symbolizing the vocalization of the cosmic syllable “A.”
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A.
Ryōtsu
Ryōtsu was a former city on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, known for its coastal setting and later incorporation into the city of Sado.
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B.
Kōgō
Kōgō is the Japanese term used to refer to the empress consort of Japan.
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C.
Aikawa
Aikawa is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential communities and proximity to the industrial and commercial city of Atsugi.
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D.
Aikawa
Aikawa was a former town in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, known historically for its role in the Sado gold and silver mining region before being merged into the city of Sado.
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E.
Owariasahi
Owariasahi is a suburban city in central Japan known for its residential communities and proximity to Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.