Otogizōshi
E717985
Otogizōshi is a short story collection by Japanese author Osamu Dazai that reimagines traditional folktales with his characteristic darkly ironic and modern sensibility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otogizōshi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8186261 — 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: Otogizōshi Context triple: [Osamu Dazai, notableWork, Otogizōshi]
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A.
Ōkuboji
Ōkuboji is a Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, best known as the final stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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B.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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C.
Ogakumonjo
Ogakumonjo is a historic structure within Kyoto Imperial Palace, traditionally associated with imperial academic or archival functions in Japan’s former capital.
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D.
Tosa Nikki
Tosa Nikki is a 10th-century Japanese literary diary written in kana and traditionally attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki, often regarded as one of the earliest and most important examples of Japanese prose.
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E.
Kikkamonshō
Kikkamonshō is the Japanese name for the chrysanthemum crest that serves as the Imperial Seal of Japan, symbolizing the authority and heritage of the Japanese imperial family.
- 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: Otogizōshi Target entity description: Otogizōshi is a short story collection by Japanese author Osamu Dazai that reimagines traditional folktales with his characteristic darkly ironic and modern sensibility.
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A.
Ōkuboji
Ōkuboji is a Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, best known as the final stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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B.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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C.
Ogakumonjo
Ogakumonjo is a historic structure within Kyoto Imperial Palace, traditionally associated with imperial academic or archival functions in Japan’s former capital.
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D.
Tosa Nikki
Tosa Nikki is a 10th-century Japanese literary diary written in kana and traditionally attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki, often regarded as one of the earliest and most important examples of Japanese prose.
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E.
Kikkamonshō
Kikkamonshō is the Japanese name for the chrysanthemum crest that serves as the Imperial Seal of Japan, symbolizing the authority and heritage of the Japanese imperial family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Osamu Dazai ⓘ |
| author | Osamu Dazai ⓘ |
| basedOn | Japanese folktales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
modern literature ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Japanese folklore
ⓘ
modern Japanese literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | short fiction ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
irony
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modernization of tradition ⓘ reinterpretation of folklore ⓘ |
| hasTitleInJapaneseScript | お伽草紙 ⓘ |
| isFictionalWork | true ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
darkly ironic
ⓘ
modern sensibility ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | reimagined traditional folktales ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Osamu Dazai ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otogizōshi Description of subject: Otogizōshi is a short story collection by Japanese author Osamu Dazai that reimagines traditional folktales with his characteristic darkly ironic and modern sensibility.
Referenced by (1)
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