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The Diary of Lady Murasaki

diary written by Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji.
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki

Summary

The Diary of Lady Murasaki is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki authored Murasaki Shikibu[3].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki's genre is nikki bungaku[5].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki's genre is poetic diary[6].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki's Commons category is recorded as Murasaki Shikibu Diary[7].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki's language of work or name is recorded as Early Middle Japanese[8].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki's country of origin is recorded as Sekkan Seiji[9].
  • 1010 marks the founding of The Diary of Lady Murasaki[10].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki began on 1008[11].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki ended on 1010[12].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '紫式部日記'}[13].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki's derivative work is recorded as Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Emaki[14].
  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Diary of Lady Murasaki authored Murasaki Shikibu[3].

Publication

The Diary of Lady Murasaki's language of work or name is recorded as Early Middle Japanese[8]. Genres include nikki bungaku[5] and poetic diary[6].

Why It Matters

The Diary of Lady Murasaki ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

literary work Murasaki Shikibu public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . jti.lib.virginia.edu. jti.lib.virginia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . jti.lib.virginia.edu. jti.lib.virginia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . jti.lib.virginia.edu. jti.lib.virginia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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