Patriotism
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Patriotism is a short story by Yukio Mishima that portrays a young Japanese officer and his wife committing ritual suicide as an expression of absolute loyalty, honor, and national devotion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patriotism canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8090543 — 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: Patriotism Context triple: [Yukio Mishima, notableWork, Patriotism]
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A.
Patriotismo
Patriotismo is a Mexico City Metro station that serves the Patriotismo Avenue corridor and provides access to neighborhoods such as Condesa and Escandón.
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B.
constitutional patriotism
Constitutional patriotism is a political theory, associated especially with Jürgen Habermas, that holds citizens’ allegiance should be grounded in shared democratic principles and constitutional norms rather than ethnic or national identity.
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C.
Love Their Country
Love Their Country is a cover album by punk rock supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes featuring punk-style renditions of classic American country songs.
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D.
Principle of Nationalism
The Principle of Nationalism is a core tenet of Sun Yat-sen’s political philosophy advocating Chinese national self-determination and unity against imperialism and internal division.
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E.
Independence
Independence is a small historic town in California’s Owens Valley, known as the seat of Inyo County and a gateway to the Eastern Sierra’s outdoor recreation areas.
- 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: Patriotism Target entity description: Patriotism is a short story by Yukio Mishima that portrays a young Japanese officer and his wife committing ritual suicide as an expression of absolute loyalty, honor, and national devotion.
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A.
Patriotismo
Patriotismo is a Mexico City Metro station that serves the Patriotismo Avenue corridor and provides access to neighborhoods such as Condesa and Escandón.
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B.
constitutional patriotism
Constitutional patriotism is a political theory, associated especially with Jürgen Habermas, that holds citizens’ allegiance should be grounded in shared democratic principles and constitutional norms rather than ethnic or national identity.
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C.
Love Their Country
Love Their Country is a cover album by punk rock supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes featuring punk-style renditions of classic American country songs.
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D.
Principle of Nationalism
The Principle of Nationalism is a core tenet of Sun Yat-sen’s political philosophy advocating Chinese national self-determination and unity against imperialism and internal division.
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E.
Independence
Independence is a small historic town in California’s Owens Valley, known as the seat of Inyo County and a gateway to the Eastern Sierra’s outdoor recreation areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| adaptationCountryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Yukio Mishima ⓘ |
| adaptationType | short film ⓘ |
| author | Yukio Mishima ⓘ |
| centralConflict | duty to the emperor versus personal survival ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts | seppuku ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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short fiction ⓘ tragic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Patriotism (1966 film) ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar Japanese literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama
ⓘ
Reiko ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of extreme nationalism
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intense depiction of ritual suicide ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Yūkoku ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| portrays |
Imperial Japanese Army officer
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samurai-inspired code of honor ⓘ |
| settingEvent | February 26 Incident ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | February 1936 ⓘ |
| theme |
honor
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loyalty ⓘ marital devotion ⓘ national devotion ⓘ patriotism ⓘ ritual suicide ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Patriotism ⓘ |
| workOf | Yukio Mishima bibliography ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Patriotism Description of subject: Patriotism is a short story by Yukio Mishima that portrays a young Japanese officer and his wife committing ritual suicide as an expression of absolute loyalty, honor, and national devotion.
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