Triple
T18488600
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Obasan |
E451754
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entity |
| Predicate | centralCharacter |
P9202
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan)
Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan) is a quiet, emotionally reserved Japanese-Canadian woman whose silence and stoicism embody the intergenerational trauma and unspoken history of Japanese internment in Joy Kogawa’s novel "Obasan."
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E1327601
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan) | Statement: [Obasan, centralCharacter, Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan) Context triple: [Obasan, centralCharacter, Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan)]
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A.
Mitsuye
Mitsuye is a feminine Japanese given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and has been borne by several notable Japanese and Japanese American women.
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B.
Nobuko
Nobuko is a Japanese feminine given name commonly borne by women of noble or imperial background.
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C.
Aunt Peace
Aunt Peace is a gentle, kind-hearted aunt in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Eight Cousins," known for her quiet, nurturing presence within the extended family.
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D.
Aunt Ju
Aunt Ju is the affectionate nickname for the Junkers Ju 52, a famous German three-engined transport aircraft widely used in the 1930s and during World War II.
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E.
Abuela
Abuela is the affectionate nickname for Alma Madrigal, the wise and strong matriarch of the magical Madrigal family in Disney's film "Encanto."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan) Triple: [Obasan, centralCharacter, Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan)]
Generated description
Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan) is a quiet, emotionally reserved Japanese-Canadian woman whose silence and stoicism embody the intergenerational trauma and unspoken history of Japanese internment in Joy Kogawa’s novel "Obasan."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan) Target entity description: Obasan (Naomi’s aunt Aya Obasan) is a quiet, emotionally reserved Japanese-Canadian woman whose silence and stoicism embody the intergenerational trauma and unspoken history of Japanese internment in Joy Kogawa’s novel "Obasan."
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A.
Mitsuye
Mitsuye is a feminine Japanese given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and has been borne by several notable Japanese and Japanese American women.
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B.
Nobuko
Nobuko is a Japanese feminine given name commonly borne by women of noble or imperial background.
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C.
Aunt Peace
Aunt Peace is a gentle, kind-hearted aunt in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Eight Cousins," known for her quiet, nurturing presence within the extended family.
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D.
Aunt Ju
Aunt Ju is the affectionate nickname for the Junkers Ju 52, a famous German three-engined transport aircraft widely used in the 1930s and during World War II.
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E.
Abuela
Abuela is the affectionate nickname for Alma Madrigal, the wise and strong matriarch of the magical Madrigal family in Disney's film "Encanto."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8d3855d50819097fc8561b0299dd9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e531d8bac4819099306abbf78b9565 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a04713a1ec88190b80f561172adaa62 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 12:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0473c19bf881908ef53bf0447a9306 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a04743eb3388190ab92e849a95d3c97 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 12:53 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:35 a.m.