LIST OF MOST IMPORTANT PERSONS
(ALPHABETICAL)
| Aoi, Princess | Genji’s wife. |
| Asagao, Princess | Daughter of Prince Momozono. Courted in vain by Genji from his 17th year onward. |
| Emperor, The | Genji’s father. |
| Fujitsubo | The Emperor’s consort. Loved by Genji. Sister of Prince Hyōbukyō; aunt of Murasaki. |
| Genji, Prince | Son of the Emperor and his concubine Kiritsubo. |
| Hyōbukyō, Prince | Brother of Fujitsubo; father of Murasaki. |
| Iyo no Suke | Husband of Utsusemi. |
| Ki no Kami | Son of Iyo no Kami, also called Iyo no Suke. |
| Kiritsubo | Concubine of the Emperor; Genji’s mother. |
| Kōkiden | The Emperor’s original consort; later supplanted by Kiritsubo and Fujitsubo successively. |
| Koremitsu | Genji’s retainer. |
| Left, Minister of the | Father of Aoi. |
| Momozono, Prince | Father of Princess Asagao. |
| Murasaki | Child of Prince Hyōbukyō. Adopted by Genji. Becomes his second wife. |
| Myōbu | A young Court lady who introduces Genji to Princess Suyetsumuhana. |
| Nokiba no Ogi | Ki no Kami’s sister. |
| Oborozukiyo, Princess | Sister of Kōkiden. |
| Ōmyōbu | Fujitsubo’s maid. |
| Right, Minister of the | Father of Kōkiden. |
| Rokujō, Princess | Widow of the Emperor’s brother, Prince Zembō. Genji’s mistress from his 17th year onward. |
| Shōnagon | Murasaki’s nurse. |
| Suyetsumuhana, Princess | Daughter of Prince Hitachi. A timid and eccentric lady. |
| Tō no Chūjō | Genji’s brother-in-law and great friend. |
| Ukon | Yūgao’s maid. |
| Utsusemi | Wife of the provincial governor, Iyo no Suke. Courted by Genji. |
| Yūgao | Mistress first of Tō no Chūjō then of Genji. Dies bewitched. |