Ki no Tomonori
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Ki no Tomonori was a prominent early Heian-period Japanese waka poet and courtier, celebrated as one of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ki no Tomonori canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4034462 — 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: Ki no Tomonori Context triple: [Kokin Wakashū, compiledBy, Ki no Tomonori]
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A.
Hyakutake Yuji
Hyakutake Yuji is a Japanese amateur astronomer best known for discovering Comet Hyakutake, one of the brightest and most widely observed comets of the 20th century.
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B.
Kirino Toshiaki
Kirino Toshiaki was a prominent samurai and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, best known as one of Saigō Takamori’s closest allies and a leading figure in the anti-government Satsuma Rebellion.
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C.
Katayama Haru
Katayama Haru was the wife of Japanese socialist politician and postwar Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama.
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D.
Noda Kōichi
Noda Kōichi is a Japanese architect best known for creating the iconic Kobe Port Tower, a landmark of Kobe’s waterfront skyline.
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E.
Sakai Takashi
Sakai Takashi was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces during the early Pacific War, including the invasion of Hong Kong.
- 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: Ki no Tomonori Target entity description: Ki no Tomonori was a prominent early Heian-period Japanese waka poet and courtier, celebrated as one of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.
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A.
Hyakutake Yuji
Hyakutake Yuji is a Japanese amateur astronomer best known for discovering Comet Hyakutake, one of the brightest and most widely observed comets of the 20th century.
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B.
Kirino Toshiaki
Kirino Toshiaki was a prominent samurai and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, best known as one of Saigō Takamori’s closest allies and a leading figure in the anti-government Satsuma Rebellion.
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C.
Katayama Haru
Katayama Haru was the wife of Japanese socialist politician and postwar Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama.
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D.
Noda Kōichi
Noda Kōichi is a Japanese architect best known for creating the iconic Kobe Port Tower, a landmark of Kobe’s waterfront skyline.
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E.
Sakai Takashi
Sakai Takashi was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces during the early Pacific War, including the invasion of Hong Kong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
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Japanese poet ⓘ Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry ⓘ courtier ⓘ waka poet ⓘ |
| appointedAs | one of the compilers of Kokin Wakashū ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese imperial court
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linked to:
Imperial court of Japan (historically)
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| canonization | Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Kokin Wakashū ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| era | Heian period ⓘ |
| floruit | early Heian period ⓘ |
| genre |
tanka
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waka ⓘ |
| hasRole |
court poet
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imperial retainer ⓘ |
| heritage | aristocratic family ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Poetry Immortal ⓘ |
| influenced | later waka poets ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Heian waka tradition ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ki clan ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Kokin Wakashū preface ⓘ |
| notableWork | poems in Kokin Wakashū ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
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poet ⓘ |
| poeticStyle | elegant and refined waka ⓘ |
| poeticTheme |
love
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nature ⓘ seasons ⓘ |
| positionHeld | compiler of Kokin Wakashū ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 9th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ki no Tomonori Description of subject: Ki no Tomonori was a prominent early Heian-period Japanese waka poet and courtier, celebrated as one of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.
Referenced by (2)
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