『源氏物語』五十四帖                                           Chapters of Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji)
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和文

Tyler (2001), (with page #)

Seidensticker (1976)

Waley (1925~33)

McCullough (1994)

Suematsu (1900)

1

桐壺(きりつぼ)

Kiritsubo

The Paulownia Pavilion 1

The Paulownia Court

Kiritsubo

Kiritsubo

The Chamber of Kiri

2

帚木(ははきぎ)

Hahakigi

The Broom Tree 19

The Broom Tree

The Broom-Tree

The Broom Tree

The Broom-like Tree

3

空蝉(うつせみ)

Utsusemi

The Cicada Shell 45

The Shell of the Locust

Utsusemi

 

Beautiful Cicada

4

夕顔(ゆふがほ)

Yûgao

The Twilight Beauty 53

Evening Faces

Yugao

Yûgao

Evening Glory

5

若紫(わかむらさき)

Wakamurasaki Young Murasaki 81

Lavender

Murasaki

Young Murasaki

Young Violet

6

末摘花(すゑつむはな)

Suetsumuhana The Safflower 111

The Safflower

The Saffron-Flower

 

Saffron Flower

7

紅葉賀(もみぢのが)

Momiji no ga Beneath the Autumn Leaves 133

An Autumn Excursion

The Festival of Red Leaves

A Celebration Amid Autumn Leaves

Maple Fête

8

花宴(はなのえん)

Hana no en Under the Cherry Blossoms 153

The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms

The Flower Feast

 

Flower-Feast

9

(あふひ)

Aoi

Heart-to-Heart 163

Heartvine

Aoi

Aoi

Hollyhock

10

賢木(さかき)

Sakaki

The Green Branch 191

The Sacred Tree

The Sacred Tree

 

Divine Tree

11

花散里(はなちるさと)

HanachirusatoFalling Flowers 221

The Orange Blossoms

The Village of Falling Flowers

 

Villa of Falling Flowers

12

須磨(すま)

Suma

Suma 227

Suma

Exile at Suma

Suma

Exile at Suma

13

明石(あかし)

Akashi

Akashi 255

 

 

Akashi

Akashi

Akashi

Exile at Akashi

14

澪標(みをつくし)

Miotsukushi

The Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi 279

Channel Buoys

The Flood Gauge

 

The Beacon

15

蓬生(よもぎふ)

Yomogiu

A Waste of Weeds 299

The Wormwood Patch

The Palace in the Tangled Woods

 

Over-grown Mugwort

16

関屋(せきや)

Sekiya

At the Pass 313

The Gatehouse

A Meeting at the Frontier

 

Barrier House

17

絵合(ゑあはせ)

Eawase

The Picture Contest 319

A Picture Contest

The Picture Competition

 

Competi-tive Show of Pictures

18

松風(まつかぜ)

Matsukaze

Wind in the Pines 331

The Wind in the Pines

The Wind in the Pine-Trees

 

 

19

薄雲(うすぐも)

Usugumo

Wisps of Cloud 345

A Rack of Cloud

A Wreath of Cloud

 

 

20

朝顔(あさがほ)

Asagao

The Bluebell 363

The Morning Glory

Asagao

 

 

21

乙女(をとめ)

Otome

The Maidens 377

The Maiden

The Maiden

 

 

22

玉葛(たまかづら)

Tamakazura

The Tendril Wreath 405

The Jeweled Chaplet

Tamakatsura

 

 

23

初音(はつね)

Hatsune

The Warbler's First Song 429

The First Warbler

The First Song of the Year

 

 

24

胡蝶(こてふ)

Kochô

Butterflies 439

Butterflies

The Butterflies

 

 

25

(ほたる)

Hotaru

The Fireflies 453

Fireflies

The Glow-Worm

 

 

26

常夏(とこなつ)

Tokonatsu

The Pink 465

Wild Carnations

A Bed of Carnations

 

 

27

篝火(かがりび)

Kagaribi

The Cressets 479

Flares

The Flares

 

 

28

野分(のわき)

Nowaki

The Typhoon 485

 

 

The Typhoon

The Typhoon

 

 

29

行幸(みゆき)

Miyuki

The Imperial Progress 497

The Royal Outing

The Royal Visit

 

 

30

藤袴(ふぢばかま)

Fujibakama

Thoroughwort Flowers 513

Purple Trousers

Blue Trousers

 

 

31

真木柱(まきばしら)

Makibashira

The Handsome Pillar 523

The Cypress Pillar

Makibashira

 

 

32

梅枝(うめがえ)

Umegae

The Plum Tree Branch 545

A Branch of Plum

The Spray of Plum-Blossoms

 

 

33

藤裏葉(ふぢのうらば)

Fuji no uraba

New Wisteria Leaves 559

Wisteria Leaves

Fuji No Uraba

 

 

34

若菜上(わかなのじゃう)

Wakana 1

Spring Shoots I 575

New Herbs: Part One

Wakana, Part I

 

 

35

若菜下(わかなのげ)

Wakana 2

Spring Shoots II 625

New Herbs: Part Two

Wakana, Part II

New Herbs: Part Two

 

36

柏木(かしはぎ)

Kashiwagi

The Oak Tree 673

The Oak Tree

Kashiwagi

 

 

37

横笛(よこぶえ)

Yokobue

The Flute 695

The Flute

The Flute

 

 

38

鈴虫(すずむし)

Suzumushi

The Bell Cricket 707

The Bell Cricket

 

 

 

39

夕霧(ゆふぎり)

Yûgiri

Evening Mist 717

Evening Mist

Yugiri

 

 

40

御法(みのり)

Minori

The Law 753

The Rites

The Law

The Rites

 

41

(まぼろし)

Maboroshi

The Seer 765

The Wizard

Mirage

 

 

 

雲隠(くもがくれ)

Kumogakure

Vanished into the Clouds 781

 

 

 

 

42

匂宮(にほふみや)

匂兵部卿(にほふひゃうぶきゃう)

Niou miya

The Perfumed Prince 783

His Perfumed Highness

Niou

 

 

43

紅梅(こうばい)

Kôbai

Red Plum Blossoms 793

 

The Rose Plum

Kobai

 

 

44

竹河(たけかわ)

Takekawa

Bamboo River 803

Bamboo River

'Bamboo River'

 

 

45

橋姫(はしひめ)

Hashihime

The Maiden of the Bridge 827

The Lady at the Bridge

The Bridge Maiden

 

 

46

椎本(しひがもと)

Shiigamoto

Beneath the Oak 847

Beneath the Oak

At the foot of the Oak-Tree

 

 

47

総角(あげまき)

Agemaki

Trefoil Knots 869

Trefoil Knots

Agemaki

 

 

48

早蕨(さわらび)

Sawarabi

Bracken Shoots 915

Early Ferns

Fern-Shoots

 

 

49

宿木(やどりぎ)

Yadorigi

The Ivy 927

The Ivy

The Mistletoe/

The Mistletoe (continued)

 

 

50

東屋(あづまや)

Azumaya

The Eastern Cottage 973

The Eastern Cottage

The Eastern House

 

 

51

浮舟(うきふね)

Ukifune

A Drifting Boat 1007

A Boat upon the Waters

Ukifune

 

 

52

蜻蛉(かげろふ)

Kagerô

The Mayfly 1045

The Drake Fly

The Gossamer-Fly

 

 

53

手習(てならひ)

Tenarai

Writing Practice 1075

At Writing Practice

Writing-Practice

 

 

54

夢浮橋(ゆめのうきはし)

Yume no ukihashi

The Floating Bridge of Dreams 1111(~20)

The Floating Bridge of Dreams

The Bridge of Dreams

 

 

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The chart was created by Lawrence Marceau (University of Delaware).
Edited for pmjs site by Michael Watson.