Hikaru Genji - Life of Hikaru Genji in Tale of Genji

Life of Hikaru Genji in Tale of Genji

The ages of characteres are counted in Kazoedoshi (数え年?), as the story tells.

It is common to divide the tale into three parts, and this article follows that customary, but the division is not what's given by Lady Murasaki.

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