Genji may refer to:

General

Genji (era) is a after ''Bunkyū'' and before ''Keiō.'' This period spanned only slightly more than a single year from March 1864 through April 1865. The reigning emperor was . The new era name was derived from the ''I Ching''. Change of era * March ...

, an era in Japanese history (1864–65) *

Genji (woreda) Genji is a district of the West Welega Zone of Oromia Region in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landloc ...

, a district of the Oromia Region, Ethiopia *Genji, an alternative name for the

Minamoto clan was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility from 1192 to 1333. The practice was most prevalent during the ...

People

* Genji Hashimoto (born 1965), Japanese businessman *

Genji Kaku Genji Kaku/Yuen-chih Kuo (Kaku Genji/Kuo Yuen-chih, 郭源治, born October 4, 1956), is a Taiwanese former professional baseball player from Taitung, Taiwan. His family comes from the Taiwanese aborigines. He obtained Japanese citizenship in ...

(born 1956), Taiwanese former professional baseball player * Genji Kuniyoshi (1930–2021), Japanese singer * Genji Matsuda (1876–1936), Japanese politician and cabinet minister *

Genji Umeno Genji Umeno (梅野源治) is a Japanese Muay Thai and Kickboxing practitioner. He is the current BoM Lightweight champion. He is the former Rajadamnern 135 lbs champion, WPMF World Super Featherweight champion, WBC Muaythai World and ...

(born 1988), Japanese wrestler

Fictional characters

* Genji (''Overwatch''), a player character in the video games ''Overwatch'' and ''Heroes of the Storm'' * Genji, a character from the ''Pokémon'' series * Genji Midorikawa, a character from ''

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Hikaru Genji is the protagonist of Murasaki Shikibu's important Heian-era Japanese novel '' The Tale of Genji''. The story describes him as a superbly handsome man and a genius. Genji is the second son of a Japanese emperor, but he is relegated to civilia ...

, the main character of the 11th-century Japanese text ''The Tale of Genji'' *

Kaoru Genji Kaoru is a fictional character in ''The Tale of Genji'' (''Genji Monogatari''). He only appears as the lead for the novel's third act, called the 'Uji Jujo' (Uji Chapters). Kaoru has been called the first anti-hero in literature and is known fo ...

, is a fictional character in ''The Tale of Genji''

Medias

* Genji Monogatari (manga), is a Japanese manga *

Genji monogatari (opera) ''Genji monogatari'' (''The Tale of Genji'') is an opera by the Japanese composer Minoru Miki, with the libretto by Colin Graham, based on the eponymous early 11th-century masterpiece of classical Japanese literature by Murasaki Shikibu. The ope ...

, is an opera *

Genji Monogatari Emaki The , also called ''The Tale of Genji'' Scroll, is a famous illustrated handscroll of the Japanese literature classic '' The Tale of Genji'', produced during the 12th century, perhaps . The surviving sections, now broken up and mounted for co ...

, is a handscroll of the Japanese literature classic The Tale of Genji *

Genji Monogatari Sennenki is a Japanese anime adaptation of '' The Tale of Genji''. Originally, it was meant to be an anime adaptation of Waki Yamato's '' The Tale of Genji'' manga, but the director decided to make it a direct adaptation of the original tale. The chara ...

, is a Japanese anime * Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo, is a 2011 Japanese film

Video games

* '' Genji: Dawn of the Samurai'', a PlayStation 2 video game * '' Genji: Days of the Blade'', a PlayStation 3 video game

Others

Seiwa Genji The is a line of the Japanese Minamoto clan that is descended from Emperor Seiwa, which is the most successful and powerful line of the clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto no Yoshiie, Minamoto no Yoritomo, the foun ...

, is a line of the Japanese Minamoto clan *

Uda Genji The {{nihongo, Uda Genji, 宇多源氏} were the successful and powerful line of a Japanese Minamoto clan that were descended from Emperor Uda (宇多天皇). Overview Many of the famous Minamoto warriors, including Sasaki clan (佐々木氏), ...

, were the successful and powerful line of a Japanese Minamoto clan *

Kawachi Genji The Kawachi Genji ({{lang, ja, 河内源氏) were members of a family line within that of the Seiwa Genji, which in turn was one of several branches of the Minamoto clan, one of the most famous noble clans in Japanese history. Descended from Minamo ...