Character Name List
Probably some spoilers, but this is a historic novel, so can spoilers really exist for things that have (for the most part) actually happened
Volume I: 1535 - 1555
ๆฅๅใใฒใใใ- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: ็ฟใใใใ/ ้ๅฃฒใใใฏใใใใ
Name serving Nobunaga: ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ
Family
ๆจไธๅผฅๅณ่ก้ใใใฎใใ ใใใใใ- Father
โ โ ไน่ฅใใใจใใใ- Old friend (serves under ็น็ฐ)
็ญ้ฟๅผฅใใกใใใฟใใผ Step-father
ๅคงๆฟๆใใใใพใใฉใใใ// also ใๅฅๅ ใใใชใใใผ Mother
ใใคใฟ - Older sister
ๅฐ็ซนใใใกใใ- Baby brother
ๅ ่คๆธ
ๆญฃใใใจใ ใใใพใใ// also ๅผพๆญฃใใ ใใใใใ- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
โ Married to: ใใใค (sister of ใๅฅๅ )
Friends & Acquaintances
ไป็ใใซใใใ- Big kid friend
ๆผ็ฆใใใตใใ(Nickname - full name: ็ฆๅคช้ใใตใใใใ) // ๆฅๆฏ็ฆใใใใใใตใใ(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
โ ไบ้ๅคงๅคซ ใใใ ใ ใใใ// ็ฅฅ็ใใใใใใใ(Chinese name) - Father
โ ๆขจ็ดใใใใใ- Mother
ๆจๆฌก้ใใใฆใใใใ- Previous servant to ไบ้, later the adoptive father of ๆผ็ฆ, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi
Hachisuka Clan
่้ ่ณๅฐๅ
ญใใฏใกใใ ใใใใ(also ๆญฃๅ ใใพใใใคใ) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
โ ไธๅ
ใใชใชใใ- Younger brother
โ Married to ๆพๆณขใใพใคใชใฟใ
โ โ ไบไธใใใใใกใ- Son
Retainers:
็จฒ็ฐๅคง็ๅฉใใใชใ ใใใใฎใใ]
้ๅฑฑๆฐไธใใใใใพ ใใใใกใ
้ทไบๅไนไธใใชใใ ใฏใใฎใใใใ
ๆพๅๅ
ๅ ใใพใคใฐใ ใใใฟใ
Others:
ๅฝๅใใใซใใใ- Gunsmith/blacksmith
ๆธก่พบๅคฉ่ตใใใใชใน ใฆใใใใ- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
้ฃๆณขๅ
่จใใชใใฐ ใชใใใ- Spy disguised as a Komuso
ไป็ฐๅฝฆๅใใซใฃใ ใฒใใใ
ใใ- Subordinate
(่้ ่ณๆญฃๅฉใใฏใกใใ ใพใใจใใ- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)
Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
ๆ่ค ้ไธใใใใจใ ใฉใใใใ- Head of the Saito clan
โ ๆ่ค็พฉ้พใใใใจใ ใใใใคใ(also: ้ซๆฟใใใใพใใ) - Son
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(common name: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ) - serves under Dosan
โ ๅๅธใใพใใใกใ- Underling / foot soldier
ๅ ็ฐ ้็ฉบใใปใฃใ ใฉใใใใ- Chief retainer
ๅผฅๅนณๆฒปๅ
ๆฅใใใธใใ ใฟใคใฏใใ- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
โ ๆๆบๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Father
ๆฅๆฅไธนๅพใใใใ ใใใใ- Military commander
Oda Clan
็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
โ ๅฏๆใใใฅใใ- Nobunagaโs faithful, old horse
โ ็น็ฐไฟก็งใใใ ใฎใถใฒใงใ- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
โ โ ็น็ฐไธไธ้ใใใ ใใใถใใใ- Younger brother
โ โ ็น็ฐไฟก่กใใใ ใฎใถใใคใ(Other name: ไฟกๆใใฎใถใชใใ) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))
Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
ๅนณๆ ๆฟ็งใใฒใใฆ ใพใใฒใงใ
โ ไบ้ๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใใ(nickname: ไบ้ๅทฆใใใใใใ) - First son
โ ็ฃ็ฉใใใใใคใ- Second son
โ ็ๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ- Third son
โ ้จๅฎฎๅ่งฃ็ฑใใใใฟใ ใใใใ- Servant
ๆ ็ง่ฒใใฏใใ ใฒใงใใ ใ(common name: ๆฐไบ้ใใใใใใ/ nickname: ไฝๆธกใใใฉใใ) (served under Nobunaga too)
โ ็พไฝๅฎใใฟใพใใใฎใใฟใ- Younger brother
้ๅฑฑ ไฟกๆใใใใใพ ใฎใถใพใใ(common name: ไธไธๅณ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ)
ๅ
่ค ๅไปใใชใใจใ ใใใใใ / ใใคใใใ
Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
ๆด็ฐๅๅฎถใใใฐใ ใใคใใใ(Nickname: ๆจฉๅ
ญใใใใใใ)
Others:
ๅธๅทๅคงไปใใใกใใ ใ ใใใใ- Archery master/instructor
ๅนณ็ฐไธไฝใใฒใใ ใใใฟใ- Master of military strategy
ๆต
้ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ- Military commander
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Daughter
ใใใพใ - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi
Shiba Clan
ๆฏๆณข็พฉ็ตฑใใใฐ ใใใใญใ- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
โ ๆฏๆณข็พฉ้ใใใฐ ใใใใญใ- Son
Imagawa Clan
ไปๅท็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
Retainers:
ๆพไธไน็ถฑใใพใคใใ ใใใคใชใ(common name: ๅ ๅ
ต่กใใใธใใ)
้ฃฏๅฐพ่ฑๅใใใฎใ ใถใใใ
ๅค่ณ่ฝๅ
ซ้ใใใใฎใ ใฏใใใใ(nickname: ่ฝๅ
ซใใฎใใฏใกใ)
Takeda Clan
ๅคช้็พฉไฟกใใใใ ใใใฎใถใ- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)
Non-affiliated
ไธๆณ ไฟก็ถฑใใใฟใใใฟ ใฎใถใคใชใ(also: ไธๆณ ไผๅขๅฎใใใฟใใใฟ ใใใฎใใฟใ) - Founder of the ๆฐ้ฐๆตใใใใใใใ
ใใschool of Kenjutsu
โ ็็ฐๅฐไผฏใใฒใใ ใใใใฏใใ- Disciple
โ ็ฅๅพไบๅ
ญ้ใใใใ ใใใใใใ- Disciple
ๅกๅ ๅไผใใคใใฏใ ใผใใงใใ- Kensei; legendary swordsman
Historical People
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้ฟๅไปฒ้บปๅใใใน ใฎ ใชใใพใใใผ Japanese scholar & poet (700s)
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็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใใใผ Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: ็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใฆใใin Japan. (Late 700s)
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้ๅ
ใใฉใใใใ(or ้ๅ
็ฆ
ๅธซใใฉใใใ ใใใใใผ Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as ๆ ่ฅฟ็ฆ
ๅธซใใใใใ ใใใใ) (Early / mid 1200s)
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็ฉบๆตทใใใใใใใผ The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: ๅผๆณๅคงๅธซใใใใผใ ใ ใใใborn as: ไฝไผฏ ็้ญใใใใ ใฎ ใพใใ(late 700s / early 800s)
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ๆบ้ ผๆฟใใฟใชใใจ ใฎ ใใใพใใใผ Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)
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ๅนณ ้็ใใใใ ใฎ ใใใใใใผ Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)
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ๆกๆญฆ๏ผๅคฉ็๏ผใใใใ๏ผใฆใใฎใ๏ผใใผ 50th Emperor of Japan, claimed to be an ancestor of Taira no Shigemori, thus ancestor to Oda Nobunaga (Mid-Late 700s)
Volume II: 1555 - 1562
Oda Clan
็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Head of the Oda clan
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟกๅบใใใ ใฎใถใฒใใ- Older brother
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟก่กใใใ ใฎใถใใใ(also: ไฟกๅใใฎใถใใคใ) - Younger brother
โ ็น็ฐ ใๅธใใใ ใใใกใ- Younger sister
ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ- Hideyoshi (Married to Nene)
โ ๆจ่ก ๆจฉไธใใใพใ ใใใใใ(Nickname: ใใใ) - Servant
Military Commanders
ๆต
้ ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ
โ ใใฒ - Wife
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Oldest Daughter (Married to Hideyoshi)
โ ใใๅฑใใใใใ- Youngest Daughter
ๆด็ฐ ๅๅฎถใใใฐใ ใใคใใใ(nickname: ๆจฉๅ
ญใใใใใใ)
ๆฑ ็ฐ ๆ่ใใใใ ใคใญใใใ(Common name: ๅไธ้ใใใคใใถใใใ)
ๆ ็ง่ฒใใฏใใ ใฒใงใใ ใ
ไฝไน
้ ็้ใใใใพ ใใใใใ(also know as: ๅคงๅญฆใใ ใใใใ)
ๅฑฑๅฃ ๅฎๅญใใใพใใก ใใใใใ(also known as: ๆตท่ไธใใใณใฎใใใใ)
ๆๆค ๅ้กใใคใ ใจใใใใ(also known as: ็่ใใใใฐใ)
ๆขถๅท ไธ็งใใใใใ ใใใฒใงใ
ไฝไน
้ ไฟก่พฐใใใใพ ใฎใถใจใใ
ไฝใ
ๆฟๆฌกใใใฃใ ใพใใคใใ
ๅฒฉๅฎค ้ไผใใใใใ ใใใใใ
็ฐ็ฐ ๆฟ็ถฑใใใชใ ใพใใคใชใ(also known as: ๅผฅไบๅณ่ก้ใใใใใใใ)
ๆฏๅฉ ่ฏๅใใใใ ใใใใคใ
ไธญๅท ้ๆฟใใชใใใ ใใใพใใ
Retainers
ไฝไน
้ ็ๆฟใใใใพ ใใใพใใ(nickname: ็่ใใใใฐใ)
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆใใใ ใใใชใใ(Other name: ไธๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ)
โ ่ญไธธใใใใพใใ- Son
ๆปๅท ไธ็ใใใใใ ใใใพใใ(Common name: ๅฝฆๅณ่ก้ใใฒใใใใใ)
Others
ๅฑฑๆทต ๅณ่ฟใใใพใถใก ใใใใ- Magistrate
โ ๅฑฑๆทต ็พฉ้ ใใใพใถใก ใใใจใใ- Father (Chief Vassal)
้ๅฎถ ๆธ
ๅ้ใใฉใใ ใใใใ
ใใใใ- Wealthy farmer and lord
ๆธ้จ ๆฐๅทฆ่ก้ใใจใน ใใใใใใใ- Castle commander
ๆฐด้ ๅธฏๅใใฟใใฎ ใใฆใใใ- Castle Guard
ๆ้จ ไธๅฟ ใใฏใฃใจใ ใใใใ ใ(also called: ๅฐๅนณๅคชใใใธใใใ) - Samurai
Maeda Clan
Military Commanders
ๅ็ฐ ๅฉๅฎถใใพใใ ใจใใใใ(childhood name: ็ฌๅไปฃใใใฌใกใใ)
โ ไฝ่ ่ฏไนใใใใ ใใใใใ(also known as: ่คๅ
ซ้ใใจใใฏใกใใใ) - Younger brother
Saito Clan
Military Commanders
ๆ่ค ็พฉ้พใใใใจใ ใใใใคใ(also: ้ซๆฟใใใใพใใ)
โ ๅญซๅ้ใใพใใใใใ- Brother
โ ๅๅนณๆฌกใใใธใใใ- Brother
โ ๆ่ค ้ไธใใใใจใ ใฉใใใใ- Father
Akechi Clan
Military Commanders
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(common name: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ)
ๆๆบ ๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Also the adoptive father of Jyubei
โ ๆๆบ ็งๆบใใใใก ใฒใงใฟใคใ- Son, and retainer to Jyubei
Imagawa Clan
ไปๅท ็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
โ ไปๅท ๆฐ็ใใใพใใ ใใใใญใ- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
โ ๅคชๅ ้ชๆใใใใใ ใใฃใใใ- Uncle, military advisor and monk
Military Commanders
ไผไธน ๅบท็ดใใใใฟ ใใใชใใ(also known as: ๆจฉ้ฟๅผฅใใใใใฟใ)
ๅบตๅ ๅฟ ็ธใใใฏใ ใใ ใใใ(also known as: ๅฐ็ฃใใใใใใใ)
ๆ่ค ๅฉๆพใใใใจใ ใจใใใฟใ(also known as: ๆ้จไปใใใถใฎใใใ)
้ขๅฃ ๆฐ็ตใใใใใก ใใใคใญใ
ๅฏๆฐธ ๆฐ็นใใจใฟใชใ ใใใใใ(also known as: ไผฏ่ๅฎใใปใใใฎใใฟใ)
Others
ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใใจใใใ ใใใใใ(Childhood name: ็ซนๅไปฃใใใใกใใ// Other name: ๅ
ๅบทใใใจใใใ) - Retainer
โ ็ฏๅฑฑใใคใใใพใ- Wife
โ ๆฆๅ ๅฟ ๆฟใใใใใฐใ ใใ ใพใใ- Vassal
โ ็ณๅท ๆฐๆญฃใใใใใ ใใใพใใ- Loyal follower
ๆๆฏๅฅ ไธป่จใใใใฒใช ใใใใ- Samurai
ไบไผ ็ด็ใใใ ใชใใใใ- Retainer
Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็ฐ ไฟก็ใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Asakura Clan
ๆๅ ็พฉๆฏใใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Sakai Clan
Military Commanders
้
ไบ ๆญฃ่ฆชใใใใ ใพใใกใใ(also known as: ไธๅ้ใใใใใใ)
Matsudaira Clan
Military Commanders
ๆพๅนณ ่ฆชไฟใใพใคใ ใใ ใกใใจใใ(also known as: ๅทฆ้ฆฌๅฉใใใพใฎใใใ)
ๆๆตฆ ๅ่ฒใใใใใ ใใใใ ใ(also known as: ๅ
ซ้ไบ้ใใฏใกใใใใใใ)
Miyoshi Clan
ไธๅฅฝ ้ทๆ
ถใใฟใใ ใชใใใใ- Head of the Miyoshi clan
Retainers
ๆพๆฐธ ๅผพๆญฃ ไน
็งใใพใคใชใ ใ ใใใใ ใฒใใฒใงใ
Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
่ถณๅฉ ็พฉ่ผใใใใใ ใใใฆใใ- 13th Shogun of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
็ดฐๅท ๆดๅ
ใใปใใใ ใฏใใใจใ- 34th Kanrei of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
Non-affiliated
้ตๆฎฟ ็ไธใใใฉ (ใฎ) ใใใใกใ- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)
Volume III: 1562 - 15??
(Currently 1565/6)
Oda Clan
็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Leader of the Oda Clan
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟก็งใใใ ใฎใถใฒใงใ- Father (previous leader of the Oda Clan)
ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ(Nickname: ็ฟใใใใ) - Hideyoshi
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Wife
( โ โ ๆต
้ ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ- Father)
( โ โ ใใๅฑใใใใใ- Younger sister)
โ ๆจ่ก ๆจฉไธใใใพใ ใใใใใ(Nickname: ใใใ) - Servant
โ ใใคใฟ - Older sister
Military Commanders
ๆด็ฐ ๅๅฎถใใใฐใ ใใคใใใ
ไฝไน
้ ไฟก็ใใใใพ ใฎใถใใใ
ๆ ็ง่ฒใใฏใใ ใฒใ ใใ ใ
ๆปๅท ไธ็ใใใใใ ใใใพใใ
่
ๅฑ ้ท้ ผใใใใ ใชใใใใ
็น็ฐ ๅบ่ฏใใใ ใฒใใใใ(cousin to Nobunaga)
ๅ็ฐ ๅฉๅฎถใใพใใ ใจใใใใ(also called: ็ฌๅไปฃใใใฌใกใใ)
ๅทๅฃ ๅฎๅใใใใใก ใใญใใคใ(Common name: ไน
ๅฉใใใ
ใใใใ)
ๆฅๆฏ้ ๅ
ญๅคงๅคซใใฒใณใฎ ใใใ ใใใ
ๆขถ็ฐ ็ด็นใใใใ ใชใใใใ(also called: ้ผไบบใใฏใใจใ)
ๆพๅ ๅ
ๅ ใใพใคใฐใ ใใใฟใ
ๅ ๅฐพ ๅๆดใใปใใ ใใใฏใใ(also called: ่ๅฉใใใใใ)
โ ๅ ๅฐพ ๆณฐๆดใใปใใ ใใใฏใใ(also called: ๅไน
ใใใใฒใใ) - Father
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆใใใ ใใใชใใ(also called: ไธๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ)
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(also known as: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ)
้ฃฏๅฐพ ๅฐๆธ
ใใใใฎใ ใฒใใใใ
ๆฑ ็ฐ ๆ่ใใใใ ใคใญใใใ
่ฒ็ ๆฐ้ทใใใใ ใใใใจใ
Matsudaira Clan โ name change to โ Tokugawa Clan
ๆพๅนณ ๅ
ๅบทใใพใคใ ใใ ใใจใใใ(name change: ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใใจใใใ ใใใใใ) - Leader of the Matsudaira Clan
โ ็ซนๅไปฃใใใใกใใ- Eldest son
Military Commanders
็ณๅท ๆฐๆญฃใใใใใ ใใใพใใ
้
ไบ ๅฟ ๆฌกใใใใ ใใ ใคใใ
Hachisuka Clan
่้ ่ณ ๆญฃๅใใฏใกใใ ใพใใใคใ(also called: ๅฐๅ
ญใใใใใ// new name because itโs a new year so why not, letโs have a new name: ๅฝฆๅณ่ก้ ๆญฃๅใใฒใใใใ ใพใใใค) - Leader of the Hachisuka clan
โ ๆพๆณขใใพใคใชใฟใ- Wife
โ ไบไธใใใใใกใ- Eldest son
โ ๅๅ้ใใพใใใ
ใใใใ- Cousin
ๆธก่พบ ๅคฉ่ตใใใใชใน ใฆใใใใ- Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
้ทไบ ๅไนไธใใชใใ ใฏใใฎใใใใ- Retainer
Ujiie Clan
ๆฐๅฎถ ็ดๅ
ใใใใใ ใชใใใจใ- Military Commander
Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็ฐ ็พฉ็ตฑใใใใ ใใใใฟ ๏ผ ใใใใญใ- Military Commander
Kanbe Clan
ๅฑฑ่ทฏ ๅผพๆญฃใใใพใ ใ ใใใใใ- Military Commander
Date Clan
ไผ้ ๆฟๅฎใใ ใฆ / ใใ ใฆ ใพใใใญใ(also know as: ็ฌ็ผ้พใใ ใใใใใ
ใใ(one-eyed dragon) - Leader of the Date clan
Mino Province
ๅคงๆฒข ๆฌก้ๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใ ใใใใใใใใ(nickname: ่ใใจใใ) - Lord of Unuma Castle
ๆ่ค ้พ่ใใใใจใ ใใคใใใ- Daimyo
Military Commanders
ไธ็ ด ๅ
ๆฒปใใตใ ใฟใคใฏใใ(also called: ๅนณๅ้ใใธใใใใใ)
ๅฎ่ค ๅฎๆฒปใใใใฉใ ใใ ใฏใใ(also called: ็ฏไฟใใฎใใจใใ)
็ซนไธญ ้ๆฒปใใใใชใ ใใใฏใใ(also called: ๅๅ
ต่กใใฏใในใใ)
โ ็ซนไธญ ๅๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใชใ ใใใใใใใ- Subordinate
Aki Province
็ฆๅณถ ๅธๆพใใตใใใพ ใใกใพใคใ- Son of Hideyoshiโs aunt
Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
็ดฐๅท ่คๅญใใปใใใ ใตใใใใ(also known as: ๅนฝๆใใใใใใ) - Military Commander
Unaffiliated
ๆต็ใใใใใ- Travelling monk
ๅฐพๅท ้ขจๅฎขใใณใใ
ใ ใตใใใใใ- Mountain Hermit