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Kujiki (旧事紀), or Sendai Kuji Hongi (先代旧事本紀), is a historical Japanese text.It was generally believed to have been one of the earliest Japanese histories until the middle of the Edo period, when scholars such as Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Tada Yoshitoshi successfully contended that it was an imitation based on the Nihon Shoki, the Kojiki and the Kogo Shūi. [1]
Tomoe (巴, also written 鞆絵), [a] commonly translated as "comma", [2] [3] is a comma-like swirl symbol used in Japanese mon (roughly equivalent to a heraldic badge or charge in European heraldry). It closely resembles the usual form of a magatama. The tomoe appears in many designs with various uses.
Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten: Kan'yakuban [A Comprehensive Dictionary of Classical Japanese Literature: Concise Edition]. Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten. 1986. ISBN 4-00-080067-1. OCLC 22820487. Yamaguchi, Yoshinori; Kōnoshi Takamitsu (1997). Shinhen Nihon Koten Bungaku Zenshū 1: Kojiki (in Japanese). Shōgakkan. ISBN 4-09-658001-5
The character, who seems rarely referred to by name — it’s Sadako Yamamura, for reference — has lingered in our collective consciousness since the original Japanese film was first released ...
The Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi [1] or Furukotobumi, [2] [a] is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 [3] concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line.
Two important sources for Japanese myths, as they are recognized today, are the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki. [4] [5] The Kojiki, or "Record of Ancient Matters," is the oldest surviving account of Japan's myths, legends, and history. [6] Additionally, the Shintōshū describes the origins of Japanese deities from a Buddhist perspective. [7]
Norinaga's most important works include the Kojiki-den (Commentaries on the Kojiki), made over a period of around 35 years, and his annotations on the Tale of Genji.Using the methods of kokugaku and kaozheng, Norinaga claimed that the Kojiki was the oldest surviving Japanese text.
It is a development of the Seito Gekken style from when the Nahash people from the west met the Yuezhi people from the east. Its proponents produce glowing fists which leave burn marks on their opponents. This style is used by Van der Kohl, Simeon Nagid, Himuka, and Shomer. Simeon Nagid (シメオン・ナギット, Shimeon Nagitto)