Ki no Iratsume explained

was a Japanese noblewoman, princess consort and waka poet of the Nara period.

Biography

Ki no Iratsume's actual given name was ; iratsume means "daughter" or "young woman". It is unknown when she was born, but her father was the Nara-period courtier . She was married to Prince Aki. The date of her death is unknown.

Poetry

Twelve of Ki no Iratsume's poems were included in the Man'yōshū. They are the poems numbered 643, 644, 645, 762, 763, 776, 782, 1452, 1460, 1461, 1648, and 1661, all of them tanka.

References

Works cited

• Encyclopedia: . Ki no Iratsume . ja:紀女郎 . japanese . 1998 . . 2019-03-24 . .
• Book: Nakanishi , Susumu . Susumu Nakanishi . 1985 . Man'yōshū Jiten (Man'yōshū zen'yakuchū genbun-tsuki bekkan) . . Tokyo . paperback . 978-4-06-183651-8 .
• Encyclopedia: Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus . Ki no Oshika no Iratsume . ja:紀少鹿女郎 . japanese . 2015 . . 2019-03-24 . .
• Encyclopedia: Suzuki . Hideo . Hideo Suzuki . . Ki no Iratsume . ja:紀女郎 . japanese . 2001 . . 2019-03-24 .