Motoori Norinaga

Motoori Norinaga
Self-portrait by Motoori
Born21 June 1730
DiedNovember 5, 1801(1801-11-05) (aged 71)
NationalityJapanese
Other names本居 宣長
Notable workKojiki-den
EraEdo period
RegionEastern philosophy
Main interests
Japanese literature, grammar
Notable ideas
Lyman's Law
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Motoori Norinaga (本居 宣長, 21 June 1730 – 5 November 1801) was a Japanese scholar of Kokugaku active during the Edo period. He is conventionally ranked as one of the Four Great Men of Kokugaku (nativist) studies.[1]

  1. ^ "国学の四大人(こくがくのしたいじん)の意味". goo国語辞書. Retrieved 2021-04-12.