LIST OF MOST IMPORTANT PERSONS
(ALPHABETICAL)
| Akashi, Lady of | Daughter of the old recluse of Akashi. |
| Akikonomu, Lady | Vestal Virgin at Ise; daughter of Rokujō. |
| Aoi, Princess | Genji’s first wife. |
| Asagao, Princess | Genji’s first-cousin; courted by him in vain. |
| Chūjō | Short for ‘Tō no Chūjō.’ |
| Chūjō, Lady | Tō no Chūjō’s daughter by his legitimate wife. |
| Chūnagon | Maid to Oborozuki. |
| Emperor, The Old | Genji’s father. |
| Fujitsubo | The Old Emperor’s consort; loved by Genji. |
| Genji, Prince | The Old Emperor’s son by a concubine. |
| Gosechi, Lady | Dancer at the winter festival; admired by Genji. |
| Hyōbukyō, Prince | Fujitsubo’s brother; Murasaki’s father. |
| Iyo no Suke | Husband of Utsusemi. |
| Jijū | Maid to Suyetsumu. |
| Jōkyōden, Lady | Consort of Suzaku. |
| Ki no Kami | Son of Iyo no Suke by his first wife. |
| Kōkiden | Original consort of the Old Emperor; supplanted first by Genji’s mother, then by Fujitsubo. |
| Koremitsu | Retainer to Genji. |
| Murasaki | Genji’s second wife. |
| Oborozukiyo, Princess | Younger sister of Kōkiden. |
| Ōmyōbu | Maid to Fujitsubo. |
| Reikeiden | Lady-in-waiting at the Old Emperor’s Court. |
| Reikeiden, Princess | Niece of Kōkiden. |
| Rokujō, Princess | Widow of the Old Emperor’s brother. |
| Ryōzen, Emperor | Son of Genji and Fujitsubo; successor to Suzaku. |
| Shōnagon | Murasaki’s old nurse. |
| Sochi no Miya, Prince | Genji’s half-brother. |
| Suyetsumu, Lady (Suyetsumuhana) | Daughter of Prince Hitachi; the red-nosed lady. |
| Suzaku, Emperor | Genji’s half-brother; successor to the Old Emperor. |
| Tō no Chūjō | Brother of Genji’s first wife, Lady Aoi. |
| Ukon no Jō (Ukon) | Faithful retainer to Genji; brother of Ki no Kami. |
| Utsusemi | Wife of Iyo no Suke. Courted by Genji. |
| Village of Falling Flowers, Lady from the | Sister of Reikeiden; protected by Genji. |