Murasaki Shikibu

[ moo-rah-sah-kee shee-kee-boo ]

/ ˈmu rɑˈsɑ ki ˈʃi kiˌbu /

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noun

Lady, 978?–1031?, Japanese poet and novelist.

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How to use Murasaki Shikibu in a sentence

As a colour the Japanese word Murasaki is purple, and it is also applied to a herb with deep purple-coloured flowers.
Plays of Old Japan|Marie C. Stopes
Izumi Shikibu is as unlike Murasaki Shikibu as could well happen.
Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan|Various
There are two legends about the reason for her receiving the name Murasaki.
Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan|Various
Izumi Shikibu returns to become lady-in-waiting at the Court.
Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan|Various

To this another name, Murasaki, was added, in order to distinguish her from other ladies who may also have been called Shikib.
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British Dictionary definitions for Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu

/ (ˌmʊərɑːˈsɑːkiː ˈʃiːkiːˌbuː) /

noun

11th-century Japanese court lady, author of The Tale of Genji, perhaps the world's first novel

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