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otogizōshi

Japanese literary genre
Intangible literary_genre Q82440
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otogizōshi

Summary

otogizōshi is a literary genre[1]. otogizōshi has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • otogizōshi is in the country of Japan[3].
  • otogizōshi's instance of is recorded as literary genre[4].
  • otogizōshi is a type of Japanese literature[5].
  • otogizōshi's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[6].
  • otogizōshi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Otogi-zōshi[7].
  • otogizōshi's name in kana is recorded as おとぎぞうし[8].

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Definition and Type

otogizōshi's instance of is recorded as literary genre[4]. otogizōshi is a type of Japanese literature[5].

Why It Matters

otogizōshi has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] otogizōshi is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Japan Japanese literature

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Otogi-zōshi
    Country → Japan
    Instance of → literary genre
    Subclass of → Japanese literature
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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