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Shōnagon in a sentence

Using Shōnagon

  • In the example corpus, shōnagon often appears in combinations such as: sei shōnagon.

Context around Shōnagon

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sei 2× temperaments 1× unlike 1×

Often after:

murasaki 1×

Sentence patterns with Shōnagon

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

different temperaments shōnagon was witty 1× unlike sei shōnagon murasaki gives 1× unlike shōnagon who was 1× westerners sei shōnagon being a 1× wrote about shōnagon in her 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his curated list 1× in general unlike 1× mostow 2001 130 1× teishi died in 1× unlike shōnagon who 1×

Common sentence endings:

being a twofer 1× influenced by her 1× possibly impressed michinaga 1× the drunken revelry 1× withdrawn and sensitive 1×

Words around Shōnagon

Just before it in the word index:

shona 117 shon 16 shomuyiwa 3 shomron 7 shomrim 5 shomolu 4

Just after it in the word index:

shonai 2 shonali 7 shonan 6 shonas 2 shonda 28 shondaland 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Shōnagon

  • In this selection, "shōnagon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sei, temperaments, unlike and murasaki stand out and add context to how "shōnagon" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include different temperaments shōnagon was witty and unlike sei shōnagon murasaki gives. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shōnagon" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shōnagon

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

His curated list includes 14 philosophers, with just three women and three non-Westerners (Sei Shōnagon being a twofer). (19 words)

Mostow (2001), 130 The two writers had different temperaments: Shōnagon was witty, clever, and outspoken; Murasaki was withdrawn and sensitive. (20 words)

In general, unlike Sei Shōnagon, Murasaki gives the impression in her diary that she disliked court life, the other ladies-in-waiting, and the drunken revelry. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Teishi died in 1001, before Murasaki entered service with Shōshi, so the two writers were not there concurrently, but Murasaki, who wrote about Shōnagon in her diary, certainly knew of her, and to an extent was influenced by her. (39 words)

Unlike Shōnagon, who was both ostentatious and flirtatious, as well as outspoken about her knowledge of Chinese, Murasaki seems to have been humble, an attitude which possibly impressed Michinaga. (29 words)

In general, unlike Sei Shōnagon, Murasaki gives the impression in her diary that she disliked court life, the other ladies-in-waiting, and the drunken revelry. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

His curated list includes 14 philosophers, with just three women and three non-Westerners (Sei Shōnagon being a twofer).

In general, unlike Sei Shōnagon, Murasaki gives the impression in her diary that she disliked court life, the other ladies-in-waiting, and the drunken revelry.

Mostow (2001), 130 The two writers had different temperaments: Shōnagon was witty, clever, and outspoken; Murasaki was withdrawn and sensitive.

Teishi died in 1001, before Murasaki entered service with Shōshi, so the two writers were not there concurrently, but Murasaki, who wrote about Shōnagon in her diary, certainly knew of her, and to an extent was influenced by her.

Unlike Shōnagon, who was both ostentatious and flirtatious, as well as outspoken about her knowledge of Chinese, Murasaki seems to have been humble, an attitude which possibly impressed Michinaga.

Common combinations with shōnagon

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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