Hagakure
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Hagakure is an 18th-century Japanese collection of samurai aphorisms and reflections that articulates the philosophy and ethics of bushidō.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6975618 — 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: Hagakure Context triple: [Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, inspiredBy, Hagakure]
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A.
Shōken Kōtaigō
Shōken Kōtaigō is the posthumous title of Empress Shōken, the consort of Emperor Meiji and a prominent figure in Japan’s modernization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Goseibai Shikimoku
Goseibai Shikimoku was a foundational legal code of Japan’s Kamakura shogunate that systematized warrior law and governance for the emerging samurai government.
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C.
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a seminal 1900 work of moral and cultural philosophy that explains the samurai code of ethics to Western readers.
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D.
Yoshida Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness
Yoshida Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness is a classic 14th-century Japanese collection of reflective and aphoristic essays that meditate on impermanence, aesthetics, and the fleeting nature of human life.
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E.
Oku no Hosomichi
Oku no Hosomichi is a classic Japanese travel diary and poetic masterpiece by Matsuo Bashō that recounts his journey through northern Japan, blending haiku with prose.
- 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: Hagakure Target entity description: Hagakure is an 18th-century Japanese collection of samurai aphorisms and reflections that articulates the philosophy and ethics of bushidō.
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A.
Shōken Kōtaigō
Shōken Kōtaigō is the posthumous title of Empress Shōken, the consort of Emperor Meiji and a prominent figure in Japan’s modernization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Goseibai Shikimoku
Goseibai Shikimoku was a foundational legal code of Japan’s Kamakura shogunate that systematized warrior law and governance for the emerging samurai government.
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C.
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a seminal 1900 work of moral and cultural philosophy that explains the samurai code of ethics to Western readers.
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D.
Yoshida Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness
Yoshida Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness is a classic 14th-century Japanese collection of reflective and aphoristic essays that meditate on impermanence, aesthetics, and the fleeting nature of human life.
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E.
Oku no Hosomichi
Oku no Hosomichi is a classic Japanese travel diary and poetic masterpiece by Matsuo Bashō that recounts his journey through northern Japan, blending haiku with prose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese literary work
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book ⓘ essay collection ⓘ samurai literature ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Hagakure Kikigaki
NERFINISHED
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Hidden by the Leaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Saga clan
NERFINISHED
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samurai class ⓘ |
| author | Yamamoto Tsunetomo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | was not widely circulated during the Edo period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 18th century ⓘ |
| describedBySource | collection of samurai aphorisms and reflections ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
acceptance of death
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loyalty to one’s lord ⓘ samurai conduct ⓘ warrior ethics ⓘ |
| gainedProminence | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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philosophy ⓘ samurai ethics ⓘ |
| hasForm |
aphorisms
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reflections ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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multiple modern languages ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Japanese military ethos
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modern interpretations of bushidō ⓘ popular culture depictions of samurai ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
absolute loyalty
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self-discipline ⓘ service to one’s lord ⓘ “the way of the samurai is found in death” ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edo-period literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
bushidō
NERFINISHED
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death ⓘ duty ⓘ loyalty ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| periodCovered | Edo period ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | bushidō ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Saga Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| region | Hizen Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Hagakure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Hagakure Description of subject: Hagakure is an 18th-century Japanese collection of samurai aphorisms and reflections that articulates the philosophy and ethics of bushidō.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
bushidō