Minamoto no ShitagÅ
Minamoto no Shitagō (Japanese源 顺; * 911, † 983 ) was a Japanese waka poet, scholar and nobleman of the early Heian period. He was the compiler of the Wamyō Ruijushō, the first, still preserved dictionary of the Japanese language, which was organized by semantic keywords. For his outstanding poetic ability, he is one of the 36 immortals of poetry.
His posthumous poems are published " collection Minamoto no Shitagō " (源 顺 集, Minamoto no Shitagō Shuu ) in the. Some scholars ascribe the authorship of the Taketori Monogatari and Utsubo Monogatari.
As one of the " Five members of the Pear Chamber " (梨壺の五人, Nashitsubo no gonin ), he assisted in the compilation of Goshen Wakashū and fonts in Kun - reading for the Man'yōshū.