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Yoshida Kenkō

1283 - 1350

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Urabe Kenkō (卜部 兼好; 1283–1350), also known as Yoshida Kenkō (吉田 兼好; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi.da (|) keꜜŋ.koː]), or simply Kenkō (兼好; [keꜜŋ.koː]), was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness), one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote during the early Muromachi and late Kamakura periods. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshida Kenkō is the 2,092nd most popular writer (up from 2,093rd in 2019), the 699th most popular biography from Japan (down from 637th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 2,092 out of 7,302. Before him are François Hotman, Marcus Tullius Tiro, Waldemar Bonsels, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, Marjorie Boulton, and Jovan Jovanović Zmaj. After him are Menasseh Ben Israel, Armin T. Wegner, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Ahmad ibn Mājid, Thomas Merton, and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko.

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Among people born in 1283, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 4. Before him are Margaret, Maid of Norway, Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon, and Edward Balliol. After him are Juan Ruiz, and Oshin, King of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1350, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 8. Before him are Alfonso XI of Castile, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Namdev, Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy, Cápac Yupanqui, and Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi. After him are Juan Ruiz, Johannes de Muris, and Dafydd ap Gwilym.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 699 out of 6,245. Before him are Kōdō Sawaki (1880), Hiroji Imamura (1949), Shibusawa Eiichi (1840), Matsukata Masayoshi (1835), Shigeko Higashikuni (1925), and Emperor Sanjō (976). After him are Ōtani Yoshitsugu (1559), Gunichi Mikawa (1888), Hōjō Sōun (1432), Toru Iwatani (1955), Kōzō Okamoto (1947), and Nitobe Inazō (1862).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 41. Before him are Katsu Kaishū (1823), Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Masaoka Shiki (1867), Chūya Nakahara (1907), Eiji Tsuburaya (1901), and Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931). After him are Izumi Shikibu (976), Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Keigo Higashino (1958), Kyōka Izumi (1873), and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662).

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