Definition of Shonagon. Meaning of Shonagon. Synonyms of Shonagon

- Sei Shōnagon (清少納言, c. 966–1017 or 1025) was a ****anese author, poet, and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during...
- Makura no Sōshi) is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s...
- Shōnagon (少納言) was a counselor of the third rank in the Imperial court of ****an. The role dates to the 7th century. This advisory position remained a part...
- narrative. An account of court life is given in The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon, while The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu is often described as the...
- Kagerō Nikki by "the mother of Fujiwara Michitsuna", The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon and The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. Indigenous art also flourished...
- Murasaki, who wrote about Shōnagon in her diary, certainly knew of her, and to an extent was influenced by her. Shōnagon's The Pillow Book may have been...
- in the literary classic The Pillow Book written by her court lady Sei Shōnagon. She was the first daughter of Fujiwara no Michitaka. Teishi entered the...
- "The Pillow Book", refers to an ancient ****anese diary written by Sei Shōnagon, whose actual name is believed to have been Kiyohara Nagiko, from whence...
- Naidaijin Major Counselor Dainagon Middle Counselor Chūnagon Minor Counselor Shōnagon Eight Ministries Center Nakat****sa-shō   Ceremonial Shikibu-shō Civil...
- referred to in The Pillow Book, a book of observations written by Sei Shōnagon, who served the Imperial Court during the Heian period. The earliest known...