is a fictional character in The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari). She is a mistress of the novel's protagonist, Hikaru Genji, with whom she becomes infatuated and jealous of his other lovers. Her jealousy subconsciously causes her ikiryà  (wandering spirit) to become a Shiryo (also known as a Yà «rei) that attacks and murders multiple other mistresses and wives of Genji.
Lady Rokujà  is a relatively minor character in the novel. She appears in chapters Kiritsubo, Hana no En, Sakaki, Miotsukushi and Wakana. Outside of these chapters, Lady Rokujà  has little mention or influence on the novel.
Lady Rokujà  is also the protagonist of two Nà Âh dramas. In Nonomiya ("The Shrine in the Fields"), Lady Rokujà  pretends to be a village woman who tells a traveling monk of Lady Rokujà Â's story. In Aoi no Ue ("Lady Aoi"), Lady Rokujà  possesses Genji's wife, Lady Aoi, out of jealousy, causing Lady Aoi to fall ill. Aoi no Ue was later adapted into a modern stage play by Yukio Mishima in The Lady Aoi.
Lady Rokujà  is based on the role of Japanese noblewomen consorts in the 12th century.
Her character is named after her residence on Sixth Street (Rokujà Â) of the capital city Heian-kyà Â, Kyogoku. She is also referred to as Rokujà  no Miyasundokoro depending on translations. Her name is an alias as the novel was written during the Heian era during which it was considered socially unacceptable to mention individuals by given name.
Lady Rokujà  is the daughter of a high ranking Minister of the Left. Before the events of The Tale of Genji, Lady Rokujà  was the consort to the crown prince. Lady Rokujà  had a daughter with the crown prince at 16, whom they named Akikonomu. At 20 years old, the crown prince died. Akikonomu became a consort of Emperor Reizei.
Lady Rokujà  is first mentioned in the novel in the chapter Kiritsubo. A teenage Genji begins his affair with the older Lady Rokujà Â, who at the time was also a consort of Emperor Reizei. Genji loses interest in Lady Rokujà  and delays the intervals between their meetings. This upsets Lady Rokujà  who wishes to be his only lover.
Lady Rokujà  next appears in the chapter Hana no En. Lady Rokujà  visits the Kamo Matsuri Festival. Lady Rokujà  is humiliated when her Gissha is rudely pushed aside by Lady AoiâÂÂs manservants and Genji ignores her. Lady Rokujà  notices Lady Aoi is pregnant with Genji's child and becomes jealous. Her spirit rushes out of her body as a wrathful Shiryo and possesses Lady Aoi. Lady Aoi becomes extremely ill, and rumors spread that a jealous lover of Genji must be possessing Lady Aoi. Lady Rokujà  denies rumors that it is her spirit torturing GenjiâÂÂs mistress. Lady Rokujà  has a dream about an aggressive encounter with a rival woman, and wakes to find she smells of poppy seeds. Lady Rokujà  realizes she is the Shiryo possessing Lady Aoi. Lady Rokujà  is distraught at the revelation. Her negative feelings strengthen the Shiryo, and Lady Aoi dies as a result.
In the following chapter Sakaki, Lady Rokujà  is frightened by her jealous Shiryo. She leaves to the Ise Province with her daughter Akikonomu to purify and contain her spirit. Genji visits her briefly.
Lady Rokujà  next appears at the end of the chapter Miotsukushi. Lady Rokujà  and Akikonomu return to the capital. Lady Rokujà  dies soon after from illness, and entrusts Akikonomu and her estate to Genji. In her will, Lady Rokujà  asks Genji not to begin a sexual relationship with Akikonomu, so he appoints her as a court lady of the new Emperor. ÃÂ
In chapter Wakana, Genji describes his affair with Lady Rokujà  to Lady Murasaki. Genji states how he found Lady Rokujà  difficult to be with. Unknown to Genji, Lady Rokujà Â's spirit is bound to him through her jealousy and overhears the conversation. Lady Rokujà Â's spirit is so humiliated she possesses Lady Murasaki. Lady Murasaki falls ill. Genji asks a buddhist clergy, Shintà  deities (also known as Kami) of the native lands, and foreign Buddhas for help to perform an exorcism, but they are unsuccessful. After several weeks, Lady Rokujà Â's possession causes Lady Murasaki to stop breathing. Genji and others pray, causing Lady Rokujà Â's spirit to jump out of Lady Murasaki's body into the medium body of a little girl.
Lady Rokujà  speaks to Genji through the medium. She admits she wants Genji to suffer because of her unrequited feelings and jealousy. Lady Rokujà  states now that she has died she wishes Genji would forgive her wrongdoings and defend her name. Genji apologizes, and Lady Murasaki begins breathing again. Lady Rokujà Â's spirit disappears.
Lady Rokujà Â's is only referenced directly once following these chapters. In chapter Suzumushi, Empress Akikonomu expresses her wish to become a priestess to console Lady Rokujà Â's spirit. Empress Akikonomu states she can feel Lady Rokujà Â's spirit is still in agony. Genji persuades her not to.
Aoi no Ue is set during Lady Rokujà Â's possession of Lady Aoi after the Kamo Matsuri Festival. Lady AoiâÂÂs family invite Priestess Teruhi to summon the spirit possessing Lady Aoi and find out its name through Azusa yumi. Priestess Teruhi's prayers trap the spirit and it appears as Lady Rokujà Â.
Lady Rokujà  states her distress at being mistreated by Lady Aoi's manservants at the Kamo Matsuri Festival and being ignored by Genji. Lady Rokujà Â's Shiryo looks at Lady Aoi and is enraged by jealousy. Lady Rokujà Â's spirit attacks Lady Aoi to beat her soul out of her body.
Lady AoiâÂÂs family invite Priest Yokawa-no-hijiri to help, who uses a sacred invocation that turns Lady Rokujà Â's jealousy into a female ogre. The ogre beats Lady Aoi and the Priest Yokawa-no-hijiri.
The priest, Lady Aoi and her family overwhelm and pacify Lady Rokujà Â's spirit. Lady Rokujà Â's spirit becomes peaceful. It is insinuated her spirit may now transform into a Buddha.
Lady Rokujà Â, disguised as an elegant village woman, finds a monk praying at a Shintà  shrine in Nonomiya Sagano, Kyoto, and asks him to leave. She tells him she visits the shrine every year on this day to remember the past and offer a ritual. Lady Rokujà  tells the monk her life story as portrayed in The Tale of Genji.
Lady Rokujà  says Genji once visited her at this shrine on this day several years ago. Lady Rokujà  states she has since dedicated herself to purifying the shrine with her daughter, Akikonomo. Lady Rokujà  then reveals she is Lady Rokujà  and disappears.
The monk hears more about Lady Rokujà Â's story from another villager and prays to her spirit at the shrine. Lady Rokujà Â's spirit appears in a Gissha. Lady Rokujà  tells the monk how Lady AoiâÂÂs manservants humiliated her at the Kamo Matsuki Festival. She asks the monk to pray to save her spirit as she is trapped by her jealousy over Genji.
Lady Rokujà  recalls her memory of parting from Genji at the Nonomiya Shrine after he had briefly visited her. Lady Rokujà  is overcome with emotions and dances around the shrine before climbing into the Gissha and disappearing.
Lady Rokujà Â's character is described in The Tale of Genji as an older woman of high-standing nobility. She is the daughter of a high ranking Minister of the Left, and was the consort to the crown prince and the Emperor. Due to her status, actors playing Lady Rokujà Â's character have historically expressed dignity and grace through their movements. Lady Rokujà Â's character is also historically meant to be dressed in luxurious fabrics and gowns to depict her wealth and status. These wardrobe choices are meant to juxtapose the humiliating actions of Lady Aoi's manservants and Genji in Aoi no Ue, as Lady Rokujà  enters the stage in the first half of the drama in on her broken Gissha.
Lady Rokujà  is also an extremely emotional and jealous character throughout The Tale of Genji and both of the Nà Âh dramas. Due to this, Lady Rokujà  actors have historically been instructed to depict her as constantly wistful and painfully sad over what will never be. In Nonomiya, Lady Rokujà  actors are directed to dance sadly to the point of tears to express Lady Rokujà Â's extreme feelings for Genji.
Due to different historical and modern translation techniques, some translations of The Tale of Genji suggest Lady Rokujà  was so jealous of Genji's sexual relationship with Yugao in chapter Yugao that she possessed and killed Yugao in her sleep. However, other translations suggest Yugao died due to another spirit that was not Lady Rokujà Â. Due to the original manuscript no longer existing, these translation issues remain unresolved.