Chapter (maki) titles in The Tale of Genji, trans. Royall Tyler (2001)

With the permission of the translator. A resource of the pmjs website.

Romanized titles represent modern Japanese pronunciation.
Titles in kanji
are given on another page.
Page numbers are to the title page of each chapter.

1

Kiritsubo

The Paulownia Pavilion

1

2

Hahakigi

The Broom Tree

19

3

Utsusemi

The Cicada Shell

45

4

Yûgao

The Twilight Beauty

53

5

Wakamurasaki

Young Murasaki

81

6

Suetsumuhana

The Safflower

111

7

Momiji no Ga

Beneath the Autumn Leaves

133

8

Hana no En

Under the Cherry Blossoms

153

9

Aoi

Heart-to-Heart

163

10

Sakaki

The Greeen Branch

191

11

Hanachirusato

Falling Flowers

221

12

Suma

Suma

227

13

Akashi

Akashi

255

14

Miotsukushi

The Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi

279

15

Yomogiu

A Waste of Weeds

299

16

Sekiya

At the Pass

313

17

Eawase

The Picture Contest

319

18

Matsukaze

Wind in the Pines

331

19

Usugumo

Wisps of Cloud

345

20

Asagao

The Bluebell

363

21

Otome

The Maidens

377

22

Tamakazura

The Tendril Wreath

405

23

Hatsune

The Warbler's First Song

429

24

Kochô

Butterflies

439

25

Hotaru

The Fireflies

453

26

Tokonatsu

The Pink

465

27

Kagaribi

The Cressets

479

28

Nowaki

The Typhoon

485

29

Miyuki

The Imperial Progress

497

30

Fujibakama

Thoroughwort Flowers

513

31

Makibashira

The Handsome Pillar

523

32

Umegae

The Plum Tree Branch

545

33

Fujinouraba

New Wisteria Leaves

559

34

Wakana  1

Spring Shoots I

575

35

Wakana 2

Spring Shoots II

625

36

Kashiwagi

The Oak Tree

673

37

Yokobue

The Flute

695

38

Suzumushi

The Bell Cricket

707

39

Yûgiri

Evening Mist

717

40

Minori

The Law

753

41

Maboroshi

The Seer

765

41.5

Kumogakure

Vanished into the Clouds

781

42

Niou Miya

The Perfumed Prince

783

43

Kôbai

Red Plum Blossoms

793

44

Takekawa

Bamboo River

803

45

Hashihime

The Maiden of the Bridge

827

46

Shiigamoto

Beneath the Oak

847

47

Agemaki

Trefoil Knots

869

48

Sawarabi

Bracken Schoots

915

49

Yadorigi

The Ivy

927

50

Azumaya

The Eastern Cottage

973

51

Ukifune

The Drifting Boat

1007

52

Kagerô

The Mayfly

1045

53

Tenarai

Writing Practice

1075

54

Yume no ukihashi

The Floating Bridge of Dreams

1111

Circumflex used for macron to represent doubled vowel in romanization

of chapter titles 24, 39, 43, 52.