But as "Kokin Wakashu" was completed after the "Manyoshu," the probability cannot be denied that the above interpretation was made after the completion of the "Manyoshu;" therefore, it is questionable to suppose the part the origin of the "Manyoshu."
ただし、『古今集』の成立は『万葉集』よりも時代が下るので、この語釈が『万葉集』成立後にできあがったものという可能性も否定できず、そのまま『万葉集』の由来としてあてはめることには疑問もある。