Yugiri has a girl friend from his childhood called Kumoi no Kari, a daughter of the former To no Chujo (the Palace Minister), but her father becomes Genji's political enemy and forces the two of them apart, which makes Yugiri even more depressed.
幼馴染で恋仲の雲居雁はかつての頭中将（内大臣）の娘であるが、彼女との仲も今や源氏の政敵となった内大臣によって塞えられ、夕霧は鬱々とする。