森鴎外(もりおうがい)

もりおうがい
noun (proper)
Mori Ogai (Meiji novelist and army doctor)
proper-nounperson-namearthistory
1. Mori Ogai (1862–1922)
A novelist, translator and army surgeon who studied medicine in Germany and rose to the top medical post in the army. With Natsume Soseki he is ranked as one of the two great writers of the Meiji era. Known for 舞姫(まいひめ), 高瀬舟(たかせぶね) and 雁(がん).
森鴎外(もりおうがい)は明治(めいじ)の作家(さっか)だ。
Mori Ogai was a Meiji-era writer.
森鴎外(もりおうがい)は陸軍(りくぐん)の軍医(ぐんい)でもあった。
Mori Ogai was also an army doctor.
森鴎外(もりおうがい)の『舞姫(まいひめ)』は、ドイツに留学(りゅうがく)した青年(せいねん)の恋(こい)を描(えが)いた小説(しょうせつ)だ。
Mori Ogai's The Dancing Girl is a story about the love affair of a young man studying in Germany.

Writing

  • The second character is properly 鷗(おう), with the traditional form of the "gull" kanji; 鴎(おう) is the common simplified form, and both spellings are seen

Cultural note

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