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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), or simply Kenkō (兼好), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yoshida Kenkō has received more than 104,988 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Yoshida Kenkō is the 2,035th most popular writer (down from 1,917th in 2019), the 613th most popular biography from Japan (down from 576th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Japanese Writer.

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  • 54.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 2,035 out of 5,755. Before him are John W. Campbell, Georg Heym, Doppo Kunikida, D. R. Bendre, Giovanni Botero, and Benjamin Péret. After him are Mohamed Choukri, James M. Cain, Joseph Kessel, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Felice Romani, and Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1283, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 3. Before him are Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon and Margaret, Maid of Norway. After him are Edward Balliol, Juan Ruiz, and Oshin, King of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1350, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 7. Before him are Philip VI of France, Alfonso XI of Castile, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Namdev, Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy, and Cápac Yupanqui. After him are Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, Juan Ruiz, Johannes de Muris, and Dafydd ap Gwilym.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 613 out of 6,048. Before him are Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921), Yasuo Suzuki (1913), Kiyosi Itô (1915), Emperor Kameyama (1249), Doppo Kunikida (1871), and Giant Baba (1938). After him are Tadao Takayama (1904), Sakae Takahashi (null), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Takeo Miki (1907), Setsu Sawagata (null), and Nobuyuki Oishi (1939).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Yoshida Kenkō ranks 42. Before him are Akiyuki Nosaka (1930), Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931), Junji Ito (1963), Atsushi Nakajima (1909), Eiji Tsuburaya (1901), and Doppo Kunikida (1871). After him are Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Saigyō (1118), George Ohsawa (1893), Katsu Kaishū (1823), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), and Ueda Akinari (1734).

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