Kojiki
8th-century Japanese chronicle
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Summary
Kojiki is a literary work[1]. Kojiki ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,866 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Hieda no Are[3], Ō no Yasumaro[4]
- Instance of: written work[5]
- Commissioned by: Genmei[6]
- Genre: history book[7]
- Based on: Teiki[8], Kyūji[9]
- Writing system: kanbun[10], hentai kanbun[11]
- Place of publication: Japan[12]
- Part of: Kiki[13], Japanese mythology[14], Japanese literature[15]
- Commons category: Kojiki[16]
- Language of work or name: Japanese[17]
- Inception: 712[18]
- Has edition or translation: Shinpuku-ji-bon Kojiki[19], Kojiki[20], Koyaku Kojiki[21], Q141245711[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kojiki[23]
- Title: 古事記[24]
- Different from: Kojiki[25]
- Studied by: kokugaku[26]
- Derivative work: Kojiki-den[27]
- Copyright status: public domain[28]
- Form of creative work: anthology[29]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Kojiki include Kojiki[30], an album[31].
Why It Matters
Kojiki has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Kojiki is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]