Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry
E471213
The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry are a canonical group of celebrated classical Japanese poets traditionally regarded as exemplars of waka verse.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry canonical | 3 |
| Six Immortal Poets (in some English sources) | 1 |
| Thirty-Six New Immortals of Poetry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4820364 — 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: Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry Context triple: [Ono no Komachi, memberOf, Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry]
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Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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B.
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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C.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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D.
Man'yōgana
Man'yōgana is an ancient Japanese writing system that used Chinese characters phonetically and served as a precursor to the modern hiragana and katakana syllabaries.
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E.
Ōtomo no Tabito
Ōtomo no Tabito was an early Nara-period Japanese courtier and poet best known for his refined Chinese-style verse and influential role in the development of classical Japanese poetry.
- 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: Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry Target entity description: The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry are a canonical group of celebrated classical Japanese poets traditionally regarded as exemplars of waka verse.
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A.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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B.
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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C.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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D.
Man'yōgana
Man'yōgana is an ancient Japanese writing system that used Chinese characters phonetically and served as a precursor to the modern hiragana and katakana syllabaries.
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E.
Ōtomo no Tabito
Ōtomo no Tabito was an early Nara-period Japanese courtier and poet best known for his refined Chinese-style verse and influential role in the development of classical Japanese poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry Description of subject: The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry are a canonical group of celebrated classical Japanese poets traditionally regarded as exemplars of waka verse.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry