英語訳
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[Small text: Named Yan, daughter of Yong] and other women would be so astonished they would be rendered speechless. These include:
Murasaki Shikibu [Small text: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tametoki, wife of Nobutaka], Sei Shōnagon [Small text: Daughter of Kiyohara no Motosuke], Princess Ūchi [Small text: Daughter of Emperor Saga, renowned for her vast learning]
Kō-no-Jijū [Small text: Daughter of Ōe no Asatsuna, or according to some, daughter of Masahira], Sanuki [Small text: Daughter of Minamoto no Yorimasa. Said to have lectured well on the Thirteen Classics], Awa-no-Naishi [Small text: Daughter of Shōnagon Shinzei. Following her father's wisdom and virtue, she studied literature]
[Small text: and mastered various books], Junior Third Rank Toyoko [Small text: Wife of Ōe no Kiyomichi, mother of Sadatsune], Ono-uji [Small text: Named Tōru, called Minoha-ko], Koshun [Small text: Wife of Yasui Shinsuke], Inoue-uji [Small text: Named Tōru, from Sanuki], Izawa-uji [Small text: Also called Suga, daughter of Izawa Nagateru], and others. These people possessed rare scholarly talents, even for men, as recorded in ancient books.
Female Poets
That women in China composed poetry can be seen abundantly in collections such as Meien Ishi [Small text: Selected by Zheng Wen'ang of the Ming], Meien Shiki [Small text: Selected by Zhong Bojing], Meien Shisen [Small text: Selected by Tō Shōrin], and others. Though women of this country are said to barely be able to read and write Chinese characters, the fact that they took up brushes themselves and composed poetry is truly admirable.
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This makes one feel like bringing their works to China and spreading them there. When compared to people of other countries, their numerous achievements could be discussed for an entire day. Thus, in books such as Bunka Shūreishū, Keikokushū, Rōeishū, Gyokko Shikō, Kika Nikki, Rekichō Shisan, Kinran Shishū, and Chūzan Shikō, poetry by women of this country appears. The authors include: Hime-Ōtomo-uji [Small text: Person from Emperor Saga's time, appears in Bunka Shūreishū], Princess Ūchi [Small text: Daughter of Emperor Saga, appears in Keikokushū], Kore-uji [Small text: Person from Emperor Saga's time, appears in Keikokushū]
Ni-Wa-uji [Small text: Daughter of the Wake clan, became a nun named Hōkin, appears in Keikokushū], Tōichi-no-Uneme [Small text: Person from Mino Province, appears in Rōeishū], Princess Seian [Small text: Daughter of Emperor Go-Sai, appears in Rekichō Shisan]
Ono-uji [Small text: Named Tōru, called Minoha-ko], Tōsen [Small text: Daughter of the Uchida clan], Inoue-uji [Small text: Named Tōru, from Sanuki, appears in Kika Nikki], Aru [Small text: Person from Yamato], Koshun [Small text: Wife of Yasui Shinsuke]
Reisō [Small text: Person from Fushimi in Yamashiro, appears in Gyokko Shikō], Ryū-uji [Small text: Originally named Kiku, later changed name to Tei, appears in Kinran Shishū], Tachibana Gyokuran [Small text: Person from Yanagawa, authored Chūzan Shikō]
Hankunkei [Small text: Courtesy name Yōka, person from the capital], Ryūshi Taka [Small text: Younger sister of Tei, person from Ōmi], Ryūshi Teru [Small text: Younger sister of Taka, person from Ōmi], and others. Several of their poems are included here.