(ALPHABETICAL)
| Akashi, Lady of | Whom Genji courted during his exile. |
| Akashi, Princess from | Daughter of the above by Genji. |
| Akikonomu, Empress | Daughter of Rokujō. |
| Aoi | Genji’s first wife. |
| Asagao, Princess | Daughter of Prince Momozono Shikibukyō, courted by Genji since his boyhood, without success. |
| Ateki | Daughter of Tamakatsura’s old nurse. |
| Bugo no Suke | Brother of the above. |
| Chūjō, Lady | Tō no Chūjō’s eldest daughter (called Kōkiden in the original, but this renders her liable to confusion with Genji’s step-mother). |
| Emperor, The Old | Genji’s father. |
| Falling Flowers, Lady from the Village of | Sister of one of the Old Emperor's Sister of one of the Old Emperor's Court-ladies under Genji’s protection. |
| Fujitsubo | Consort of the Old Emperor; loved by Genji. |
| Genji | Son of the Old Emperor by a lady-in-waiting. |
| Higekuro | Brother of Suzaku’s consort Lady Jōkyōden. |
| Hyōbukyō, Prince | Murasaki’s father. |
| Kashiwagi | Eldest son of Tō no Chūjō. |
| Kōbai | Brother of the above. |
| Kōkiden | Consort of the Old Emperor; Genji’s wicked ‘step-mother.’ |
| Koremitsu | Genji’s retainer. |
| Koremitsu’s Daughter | Gosechi dancer, admired by Yūgiri. |
| Kumoi | Younger daughter of Tō no Chūjō. |
| Momozono, Prince. | Brother of the Old Emperor. Father of Asagao. |
| Murasaki | Second ‘wife’ of Genji (never, technically speaking, his kita no kata or formal wife). |
| Nyogo, Princess | Younger sister of the Old Emperor. |
| Oborozuki | Consort of the ex-Emperor Suzaku. Loved by Genji. |
| Ōmi, Lady of | Bastard of Tō no Chūjō, reclaimed by him in error while searching for Tamakatsura. |
| Ōmiya, Princess | Mother of Aoi and Tō no Chūjō. Sister of the Old Emperor. |
| Rokujō | Widow of a brother of the Old Emperor. |
| Ryōzen, The Emperor | Reputed son of the Old Emperor, but really son of Genji and Fujitsubo. |
| Sanjō | Yūgao’s maid. |
| Shōni | Husband of Tamakatsura’s nurse. Father of Ateki and Bugo no Suke. |
| Sochi, Prince | Genji’s step-brother. |
| Suyetsumu | Fantastic lady with red nose, daughter of Prince Hitachi. |
| Suzaku, The Ex-Emperor | Genji’s step-brother; son of Kōkiden. |
| Tamakatsura | Child of Tō no Chūjō by Yūgao. |
| Tayū | Swashbuckler in Tsukushi. |
| Utsusemi | Wife of a provincial governor; loved by Genji. |
| Yoshikiyo | Faithful retainer of Genji; followed him into exile. |
| Yūgao | Loved first by Tō no Chūjō, then by Genji. Dies in a deserted mansion. |
| Yūgiri | Genji’s son by Aoi. |