# Taian — Kusamakura character guide

> Taian in Kusamakura by Natsume Sōseki.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** poor Taian, Taian-san, Taian

**First appearance:** 0010-ix

## Who they are

A poor or unfortunate individual mentioned in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kusamakura_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Taian is a local craftsman or shopkeeper whom the narrator briefly encounters.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kusamakura_se/chapters/v)

The young priest who fell in love with Nami, wrote her a love letter, and died (possibly by suicide) after she publicly embraced him.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kusamakura_se/chapters/xi)

Mentioned by Daitetsu as a former disciple whom Nami saved from straying, now on the path to high priesthood.

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