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Murasaki no Ue (紫の上), also spelled Murasaki-no-Ue, is the main heroine of The Tale of Genji. She is also known as "Lady Murasaki" in some translations. She first appears in the fifth chapter, when she is a young girl. Prince Genji first encounters her in a village in Kitayama and becomes enamored with her, especially after learning that she is the niece of his stepmother, Lady Fujitsubo, whom he is enamored with and carries on an affair with. When Murasaki's grandmother, a nun, and her great-uncle, the abbot, refuse to give him permission to adopt her, and dismiss his proposals as unserious, Genji decides to abduct Murasaki no Ue and raise her at his palace, taking advantage of the nun’s death unbeknownst to the girl’s father. He grooms her into becoming similar to Fujitsubo, who embodies the feminine standards that he desires. Murasaki's relationship with Genji remains consistent through the novel, even when her heart is broken on multiple occasions when Genji participates in affairs with other women.
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