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 27, 1864 until May 1, 1865. The reigning emperor was . The new era name was derived from the '' I Ching''. Change of era * Mar ...

, an era in Japanese history (1864–65) * Genji (woreda), a district of the Oromia Region, Ethiopia *Genji, an alternative name for the

Minamoto clan was a Aristocracy (class), noble surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the Imperial House of Japan, imperial family who were excluded from the List of emperors of Japan, line of succession and demoted into the ranks of Nobili ...

People

* Genji Hashimoto (born 1965), Japanese businessman * Genji Kaku (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 I ...

(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 ''

Smile PreCure! is a 2012 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the seventh generation of Cures. The series is written by Shōji Yonemura, best known as ...

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Hikaru Genji is the protagonist of Murasaki Shikibu's Heian-era Japanese novel ''The Tale of Genji''. "Hikaru" means "shining", deriving from his appearance, hence he is known as the "Shining Prince." He is portrayed as a superbly handsome man and a gen ...

, the main character of the 11th-century Japanese text ''

The Tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century. It is one of history's first novels, the first by a woman to have wo ...

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

Medias

Genji Monogatari (manga) is a Japanese manga version of Murasaki Shikibu's ''The Tale of Genji'' by Miyako Maki. In 1989, it received the 34th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. See also * List of characters from ''The Tale of Genji'' *''The Tale of Genji ...

, 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 op ...

, 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 cons ...

, 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), The Tale of Genji'' manga, but the director decided to make it a direct adaptation of the ...

, 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 members, including Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Minamoto no Yoritomo, ...

, 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 the 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� ...

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

Kawachi Genji The Kawachi Genji () 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 Minamoto no Yorinobu (968 ...

, were members of a family line within that of the Seiwa Genji