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Kenkō

兼好

Yoshida Kenkō (吉田 兼好); Urabe Kenkō (卜部 兼好)

CountryJapan
LanguagesClassical Japanese
Dates1283 — 1350
Kenkō

Urabe Kenkō , also known as Yoshida Kenkō , or simply Kenkō , was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is Tsurezuregusa, one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote during the early Muromachi and late Kamakura periods.— Wikipedia

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