Ono no Kunikata explained

was a Japanese noble and waka poet in the Nara period.

Biography

The details of the life of Ono no Kunikata are largely unknown. He was likely a member of the Ono clan. In Tenpyō 2 (730) he participated in a plum blossom-viewing party at the residence of Ōtomo no Tabito, then the of the Dazaifu. He was probably an officer of the Dazaifu.

Shakyō-shi records from the Tenpyō 10s (25 January 738 – 3 February 747 in the Julian calendar) indicate that he was of the upper . These are Volumes 2, 7, 8, and 9 of the .

Poetry

Poem 844 in the Man'yōshū is attributed to him.

Man'yōgana	Modern Japanese text	Reconstructed Old Japanese	Modern Japanese	English translation
Japanese: 伊母我陛邇<br/>由岐可母不流登<br/>弥流麻提尓<br/>許々陀母麻我不<br/>烏梅能波奈可毛	Japanese: 妹が家に<br/>雪かも降ると<br/>見るまでに<br/>ここだもまがふ<br/>梅の花かも

See also

• Reiwa

References

Works cited

• Book: Nakanishi , Susumu . Susumu Nakanishi

. 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 . Ono no Kunikata . ja:小野国堅 . japanese . 2015 . . 2019-04-07 . .
• Web site: University of Virginia . University of Virginia . 1999 . Manyoshu [Book 5] ]. University of Virginia . Charlottesville .