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Kanazōshi

Kanazōshi (仮名草子) describes a type of printed Japanese book that was produced primarily in Kyoto between 1600 and 1680. The term literally means “books written in kana” (kana being the phonetic Japanese syllabary that is simpler to read and write than kanji, or Chinese characters). The designation thus derives from the fact that the text of these books…

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Asai RyōiNise MonogatariTokaido HighwayAesop's Fables伊曾保
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JapaneseKyotoKanaKanjiRomances
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Characteristics of Kanazōshi

Chōnin
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Development of Kanazōshi

SamuraiDidacticIse monogatariKabuki
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Kanazōshi

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples89
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
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Kanazōshi

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related to Printed Resources · 31
Kanazōshi → Asakura Haruhiko, Asiatic Studies, Fukasawa Akio, Harvard Journal, Izumi Shoin, Japanese, Japanese Popular Literature, JSTOR, Kana-zōshi, Kanazōshi Revisited, Kikuchi Shin’ichi, Kinsei Shoki Bungei Kenkyūkai, Lane, Laura, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Monumenta Nipponica, Moretti, Osaka
related to Representative Authors · 26
Kanazōshi → Aesop's Fables, Asai Ryōi, Europe, Falsehoods, Famous, Famous Sites, Floating World, Hyōtarō, Ise, Isopo Monogatari, Japan, Main, Nise Monogatari, One, Parody, Ryōi’s Ukiyo, Shimizu, Suzuki Shōsan, Tale, Tales
related to Characteristics of Kanazōshi · 16
Kanazōshi → Before, Buddhist, But, Closely, Despite, Edo, Its, Japan, Japan's, Japanese, Kyoto, Moreover, One, Osaka, The, They
related to Early kanazōshi · 9
Kanazōshi → Because, Buddhism, Buddhist, Confucianism, Early, Ise, Shintoism, The, Those
related to Late kanazōshi · 5
Kanazōshi → In, Many, The, This, Unlike
related to Development of Kanazōshi · 1
Kanazōshi → Scholars

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written japanese genre works books printed japan kana literature famous scholars fact medieval first literary early authors kanji ukiyozōshi otogizōshi

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Ise monogatariinstance ofromances and parodies of earlier classics0.80text
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiBefore0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiJapan0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiThe0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiThey0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiOne0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiJapanese0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiMoreover0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiKyoto0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiOsaka0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiEdo0.60section
Kanazōshirelated to Characteristics of KanazōshiDespite0.60section

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