Man'yōshū
E39360
Man'yōshū is Japan’s oldest and one of its most important anthologies of classical poetry, compiled in the 8th century and celebrated for its linguistic richness and diverse voices.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Man'yōshū canonical | 8 |
| Man’yōshū | 2 |
| Man'yōshū anthology | 1 |
| Man'yōshū poetry | 1 |
| Man'yōshū, Book 1 | 1 |
| Man'yōshū, Book 2 | 1 |
| Man'yōshū, Book 3 | 1 |
| Manyōshū | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T305130 — 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: Man'yōshū Context triple: [Reiwa, namedAfter, Man'yōshū]
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A.
Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
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B.
Saikō-Saibansho
Saikō-Saibansho is the highest judicial authority in Japan, serving as the nation’s court of last resort and overseeing the constitutionality of laws and government actions.
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C.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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D.
Tennō Tanjōbi
Tennō Tanjōbi is Japan’s national holiday celebrating the reigning emperor’s birthday, observed on a date that changes with each new emperor.
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E.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
- 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: Man'yōshū Target entity description: Man'yōshū is Japan’s oldest and one of its most important anthologies of classical poetry, compiled in the 8th century and celebrated for its linguistic richness and diverse voices.
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A.
Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
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B.
Saikō-Saibansho
Saikō-Saibansho is the highest judicial authority in Japan, serving as the nation’s court of last resort and overseeing the constitutionality of laws and government actions.
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C.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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D.
Tennō Tanjōbi
Tennō Tanjōbi is Japan’s national holiday celebrating the reigning emperor’s birthday, observed on a date that changes with each new emperor.
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E.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese poetry anthology
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classical Japanese literature work ⓘ waka poetry collection ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfPoems | 4500 ⓘ |
| chiefCompiler | Ōtomo no Yakamochi ⓘ |
| compilationCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| compilationPeriod | Nara period ⓘ |
| contains |
bussokusekika
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chōka ⓘ sedōka ⓘ tanka ⓘ |
| containsPoemsBy |
aristocrats
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commoners ⓘ emperors ⓘ frontier guards ⓘ provincialOfficials ⓘ soldiers ⓘ women poets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | one of Japan's most important poetry anthologies ⓘ |
| earliestPoemsDateFrom | late 7th century ⓘ |
| finalEditingCompleted | circa 759 ⓘ |
| genre |
classical poetry
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waka ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | oldest extant anthology of Japanese poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kokin Wakashū
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Shinkokin Wakashū ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diversity of social voices
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linguistic richness ⓘ preservation of Old Japanese vocabulary ⓘ |
| language | Old Japanese ⓘ |
| latestPoemsDateFrom | mid 8th century ⓘ |
| notablePoet |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
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Princess Nukata ⓘ Yamabe no Akahito ⓘ Yamanoue no Okura ⓘ Ōtomo no Tabito ⓘ Ōtomo no Yakamochi ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 20 ⓘ |
| script | Man'yōgana ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Japanese philology
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classical Japanese literature studies ⓘ kokugaku ⓘ |
| theme |
elegies
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imperial court life ⓘ love ⓘ nature ⓘ seasonal observances ⓘ travel ⓘ war and frontier life ⓘ |
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Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manyōshū
this entity surface form:
Man'yōshū poetry
this entity surface form:
Man’yōshū
this entity surface form:
Man’yōshū
this entity surface form:
Man'yōshū, Book 1
this entity surface form:
Man'yōshū, Book 2
this entity surface form:
Man'yōshū, Book 3
this entity surface form:
Man'yōshū anthology