Ono no Komachi
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Ono no Komachi was a renowned 9th-century Japanese waka poet celebrated for her passionate verse and legendary beauty, and is counted among the Rokkasen and Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ono no Komachi canonical | 7 |
| 小野小町 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682787 — 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: Ono no Komachi Context triple: [Heian period, significantPerson, Ono no Komachi]
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A.
Itō Sukeyuki
Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.
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B.
Sei Shōnagon
Sei Shōnagon was a Japanese court lady and writer best known for her witty and observant miscellany "The Pillow Book," a classic of Heian-era literature.
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C.
Princess Shigeko
Princess Shigeko was the eldest daughter of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, known for her role as a member of the Japanese imperial family during the Shōwa era.
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D.
Yuriko
Yuriko is the given name of Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, known for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
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E.
Nagako Kuni
Nagako Kuni, later known as Empress Kōjun, was the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the longest-serving empress consort in Japanese history.
- 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: Ono no Komachi Target entity description: Ono no Komachi was a renowned 9th-century Japanese waka poet celebrated for her passionate verse and legendary beauty, and is counted among the Rokkasen and Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.
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A.
Itō Sukeyuki
Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.
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B.
Sei Shōnagon
Sei Shōnagon was a Japanese court lady and writer best known for her witty and observant miscellany "The Pillow Book," a classic of Heian-era literature.
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C.
Princess Shigeko
Princess Shigeko was the eldest daughter of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, known for her role as a member of the Japanese imperial family during the Shōwa era.
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D.
Yuriko
Yuriko is the given name of Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, known for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
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E.
Nagako Kuni
Nagako Kuni, later known as Empress Kōjun, was the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the longest-serving empress consort in Japanese history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese poet
ⓘ
person ⓘ poet ⓘ waka poet ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Imperial court of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial court of Japan (historically)
|
| activePlace |
Kyoto (Heian-kyō)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto
|
| anthologizedIn | imperial waka anthologies ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Japan ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | one of the greatest female poets of classical Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| era | Heian period ⓘ |
| floruit | 9th century ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
tanka
ⓘ
waka ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
exemplar of passionate poetic expression
ⓘ
paragon of feminine beauty in Japanese tradition ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary figure ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Hyakunin Isshu
ⓘ
Kokin Wakashū ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Japanese love poetry
ⓘ
medieval Japanese aesthetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emotional intensity of verse
ⓘ
legendary beauty ⓘ passionate love poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Heian waka tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato Monogatari
|
| memberOf |
Rokkasen
ⓘ
Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry ⓘ |
| nameKanji |
小野小町
ⓘ
linked to:
Ono no Komachi
|
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork | poems in the Kokin Wakashū ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| poemCountInKokinWakashu | 18 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism (cultural context) ⓘ |
| style |
introspective
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Noh plays
ⓘ
linked to:
Noh theatre
legends and later literary works ⓘ |
| theme |
beauty and its transience
ⓘ
impermanence ⓘ love ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ono no Komachi Description of subject: Ono no Komachi was a renowned 9th-century Japanese waka poet celebrated for her passionate verse and legendary beauty, and is counted among the Rokkasen and Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ono no Komachi