Kyōsuke Kindaichi

Kyōsuke Kindaichi

Kyōsuke Kindaichi (金田一京助, Kindaichi Kyōsuke, May 5, 1882 – November 14, 1971) was a Japanese linguist from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. He is chiefly known for his dictations of yukar, or sagas of the Ainu people. Linguist Haruhiko Kindaichi was his son.

Kindaichi was also active as a poet and had good contacts with Ishikawa Takuboku. He is also the author of the dictionary Meikai Kokugo Jiten.

Honours

Order of Culture (1954)
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class, Grand Cordon (1971, Posthumous award)
Junior Third Rank (1971, Posthumous award)

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 94677465 ISNI: 0000 0001 1776 2675 SUDOC: 076367843 BNF: cb16592951k (data) NDL: 00031353

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