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Emperor Kaika開化天皇

Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) 古事記 · Ō no Yasumaro · 712 (Japan, 5th year of Wadō) · 1 passages · 770 Chinese characters · reading time 3.1 min

Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) Middle and Lower Books The oldest surviving book in Japan. Three volumes, beginning with the opening of heaven and earth, passing through the age of the gods, and closing with Empress Suiko. One hundred and five songs are written in man'yōgana, so a whole text survives in which the Chinese characters carry sound alone and not meaning. It sets down the same events differently from the Nihon Shoki at many points, and is well worth reading beside it.

1Emperor Kaika

若倭根子日子大毘毘命。坐春日之伊邪河宮。治天下也。此天皇。娶旦波之大縣主。名由碁理之女。竹野比賣。生御子。比古由牟須美命。又娶庶母伊迦賀色許賣命。生御子。御眞木入日子印惠命。次御眞津比賣命。又娶丸邇臣之祖。日子國意祁都命之妹。意祁都比賣命。生御子。日子坐王。又娶葛城之垂見宿禰之女。鸇比賣。生御子建豐波豆羅和氣王。此天皇之御子等。并五柱。故御眞木入日子印惠命者。治天下也。其兄比古由牟須美王之子。大筒木垂根王。次讚岐垂根王。此二王之女。五柱坐也。次日子坐王。娶山代之荏名津比賣。亦名苅幡戸辨。生子。大俣王。次小俣王。次志夫美宿禰王。又娶春日建國勝戸賣之女。名沙本之大闇見戸賣。生子。沙本毘古王。次袁邪本王。次沙本毘賣命。亦名佐波遲比賣。次室毘古王。又娶近淡海之御上祝以伊都玖。天之御影神之女。息長水依比賣。生子。丹波比古多多須美知能宇斯王。次水穂眞若王。次神大根王。亦名八瓜入日子王。次水穂五百依比賣。次御井津比賣。又娶其母弟。袁祁都比賣命。生子。山代之大筒木眞若王。次比古意須王。次伊理泥王。凡日子坐王之子。并十一王。故兄大俣王之子。曙立王。次菟上王。此曙立王者。次菟上王者。次小俣王者。次志夫美宿禰王者。次沙本毘古王者。次袁邪本王者。次室毘古王者。其美知能宇志王。娶丹波之河上之摩須郎女。生子。比婆須比賣命。次眞砥野比賣命。次弟比賣命。次朝廷別王。此朝廷別王者。此美知能宇斯王之弟。水穂眞若王者。次神大根王者。次山代之大筒木眞若王。娶同母弟伊理泥王之女。丹波能阿治佐波毘賣。生子。迦邇米雷王。此王。娶丹波之遠津臣之女。名高材比賣。生子。息長宿禰王。此王娶葛城之高額比賣。生子。息長帶比賣命。次虚空津比賣命。次息長日子王。又息長宿禰王。娶河俣稻依毘賣。生子。大多牟坂王。上所謂。建豐波豆羅和氣王者。天皇御年陸拾參歳。御陵在伊邪河之坂上也。

Wakayamatoneko Hikoohobibi no Mikoto dwelt in the palace of Izakawa in Kasuga (春日之伊邪河宮) and ruled all under heaven.

This emperor took to wife Takanohime (竹野比賣), the daughter of the Ohoagatanushi of Taniwa (旦波), a man named Yugori (由碁理), and the son born was Hikoyumusumi no Mikoto (比古由牟須美命).

He also took to wife his stepmother Ikagashikome no Mikoto, and the children born were Mimakiirihiko Inie no Mikoto (御眞木入日子印惠命), and next Mimatsuhime no Mikoto (御眞津比賣命).

He also took to wife Oketsuhime no Mikoto (意祁都比賣命), the younger sister of Hikokuni Oketsu no Mikoto (日子國意祁都命), the ancestor of the Wani no Omi (丸邇臣), and the son born was Hikoimasu no Miko (日子坐王).

He also took to wife Washihime (鸇比賣), the daughter of Kazuraki no Tarumi no Sukune (葛城之垂見宿禰), and the son born was Taketoyohazurawake no Miko (建豐波豆羅和氣王).

The children of this emperor were five in all. So Mimakiirihiko Inie no Mikoto ruled all under heaven.

The sons of his elder brother Hikoyumusumi no Miko were Ohotsutsuki Tarine no Miko (大筒木垂根王), and next Sanuki Tarine no Miko (讚岐垂根王). These two kings had five daughters in all.

Next, Hikoimasu no Miko took to wife Enatsuhime (荏名津比賣) of Yamashiro, whose other name is Karihatatobe (苅幡戸辨), and the sons born were Ohomata no Miko (大俣王), next Omata no Miko (小俣王), and next Shibumi no Sukune no Miko (志夫美宿禰王).

He also took to wife the daughter of Kasuga no Takekunikatsutome (春日建國勝戸賣), whose name was Saho no Ohokuramitome (沙本之大闇見戸賣), and the children born were Sahobiko no Miko (沙本毗古王), next Ozaho no Miko (袁邪本王), next Sahobime no Mikoto (沙本毗賣命), whose other name is Sawajihime (佐波遲比賣), and next Murobiko no Miko (室毗古王).

He also took to wife Okinaga no Mizuyorihime (息長水依比賣), the daughter of Ame no Mikage no Kami (天之御影神), whom the Mikami no Hafuri (御上祝) of Chikatsuafumi worship, and the children born were Taniwa no Hikotatasu Michinoushi no Miko (丹波比古多多須美知能宇斯王), next Mizuho no Mawaka no Miko (水穗眞若王), next Kamuohone no Miko (神大根王), whose other name is Yatsuriirihiko no Miko (八瓜入日子王), next Mizuho no Ihoyorihime (水穗五百依比賣), and next Miitsuhime (御井津比賣).

He also took to wife the younger sister of that mother, Oketsuhime no Mikoto (袁祁都比賣命), and the sons born were Yamashiro no Ohotsutsuki Mawaka no Miko (山代之大筒木眞若王), next Hikoosu no Miko (比古意須王), and next Irine no Miko (伊理泥王).

In all, the sons of Hikoimasu no Miko were eleven kings.

So the sons of the eldest, Ohomata no Miko, were Aketatsu no Miko (曙立王), and next Unakami no Miko (菟上王). This Aketatsu no Miko is the ancestor of the Ise no Homujibe no Kimi and the Ise no Sana no Miyatsuko. Next, Unakami no Miko is the ancestor of the Himeda no Kimi. Next, Omata no Miko is the ancestor of the Tagima no Magari no Kimi. Next, Shibumi no Sukune no Miko is the ancestor of the Sasa no Kimi. Next, Sahobiko no Miko is the ancestor of the Kusakabe no Muraji and the Kahi no Kuni no Miyatsuko. Next, Ozaho no Miko is the ancestor of the Kazuno no Wake and the Chikatsuafumi no Kano no Wake. Next, Murobiko no Miko is the ancestor of the Wakasa no Mimi no Wake.

That Michinoushi no Miko took to wife Kahakami no Masu no Iratsume (河上之摩須郎女) of Taniwa, and the children born were Hibasuhime no Mikoto (比婆須比賣命), next Matonohime no Mikoto (眞砥野比賣命), next Otohime no Mikoto (弟比賣命), and next Mikadowake no Miko (朝廷別王). This Mikadowake no Miko is the ancestor of the Mikawa no Ho no Wake.

The younger brother of this Michinoushi no Miko, Mizuho no Mawaka no Miko, is the ancestor of the Chikatsuafumi no Yasu no Atai. Next, Kamuohone no Miko is the ancestor of the Motosu no Kuni no Miyatsuko and the Nagahatabe no Muraji of the land of Mino.

Next, Yamashiro no Ohotsutsuki Mawaka no Miko took to wife Taniwa no Ajisawabime (丹波能阿治佐波毗賣), the daughter of Irine no Miko, his younger brother by the same mother, and the son born was Kanimeikazuchi no Miko (迦邇米雷王).

This king took to wife the daughter of Tohotsuomi (遠津臣) of Taniwa, whose name was Takakihime (高材比賣), and the son born was Okinaga no Sukune no Miko (息長宿禰王).

This king took to wife Takanukahime (高額比賣) of Kazuraki, and the children born were Okinagatarashihime no Mikoto (息長帶比賣命), next Soratsuhime no Mikoto (虚空津比賣命), and next Okinagahiko no Miko (息長日子王).

Okinaga no Sukune no Miko also took to wife Kahamata no Inayoribime (河俣稻依毗賣), and the son born was Ohotamusaka no Miko (大多牟坂王).

The Taketoyohazurawake no Miko named above is the ancestor of the Michimori no Omi and others.

The emperor was sixty-three years of age. His tomb is at the top of the slope of Izakawa.

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一柱。此王名以音。

One child. This king's name is read for its sound.

印惠二字以音。

The two graphs 印惠 are read for their sound.

二柱。

Two children.

意祁都三字以音。

The three graphs 意祁都 are read for their sound.

一柱。

One child.

一柱。自波下五字以音。

One child. The five graphs from 波 on are read for their sound.

男王四。女王一。

Four of the kings were male and one was female.

二王。讚岐二字以音。

Two kings. The two graphs 讚岐 are read for their sound.

此一字以音。

This one graph is read for its sound.

三柱。

Three children.

此沙本毘賣命者。爲伊久米天皇之后。自沙本毘古以下三王名皆以音。

This Sahobime no Mikoto became the queen of the emperor Ikume (伊久米天皇). The names of the three kings from Sahobiko on are all read for their sound.

四柱。

Four children.

此三字以音。

These three graphs are read for their sound.

此王名以音。

This king's name is read for its sound.

五柱。

Five children.

三柱。此二王名以音。

Three children. The names of these two kings are read for their sound.

二柱。

Two children.

伊勢之品遲部君。伊勢之佐那造之祖。

This is the ancestor of the Ise no Homujibe no Kimi (伊勢之品遲部君) and the Ise no Sana no Miyatsuko (伊勢之佐那造).

比賣陀君之祖。

This is the ancestor of the Himeda no Kimi (比賣陀君).

當麻勾君之祖。

This is the ancestor of the Tagima no Magari no Kimi (當麻勾君).

佐佐君之祖也。

This is the ancestor of the Sasa no Kimi (佐佐君).

日下部連。甲斐國造之祖。

This is the ancestor of the Kusakabe no Muraji (日下部連) and the Kahi no Kuni no Miyatsuko (甲斐國造).

葛野之別。近淡海蚊野之別祖也。

This is the ancestor of the Kazuno no Wake (葛野之別) and the Chikatsuafumi no Kano no Wake (近淡海蚊野之別).

若狹之耳別之祖。

This is the ancestor of the Wakasa no Mimi no Wake (若狹之耳別).

四柱。

Four children.

三川之穂別之祖。

This is the ancestor of the Mikawa no Ho no Wake (三川之穂別).

近淡海之安直之祖。

This is the ancestor of the Chikatsuafumi no Yasu no Atai (近淡海之安直).

三野國之本巣國造。長幡部連之祖。

This is the ancestor of the Motosu no Kuni no Miyatsuko (本巣國造) and the Nagahatabe no Muraji (長幡部連) of the land of Mino (三野國).

迦邇米三字以音。

The three graphs 迦邇米 are read for their sound.

三柱。此王者。吉備品遲君。針間阿宗君之祖。

Three children. This king is the ancestor of the Kibi no Homuji no Kimi (吉備品遲君) and the Harima no Aso no Kimi (針間阿宗君).

多牟二字以音。此者。多遲摩國造之祖也。

The two graphs 多牟 are read for their sound. This is the ancestor of the Tajima no Kuni no Miyatsuko (多遲摩國造).

道守臣。忍海部造。御名部造。稻羽忍海部。丹波之竹野別。依網之阿毘古等之祖也。

This is the ancestor of the Michimori no Omi (道守臣), the Oshinumibe no Miyatsuko (忍海部造), the Minabe no Miyatsuko (御名部造), the Inaba no Oshinumibe (稻羽忍海部), the Taniwa no Takano no Wake (丹波之竹野別), the Yosami no Abiko (依網之阿毘古), and others.