When he visited Uji, Kaoru came to know for the first time the that Ukifune had thrown herself into the river and consoled Chujo no kimi, who was in deep sorrow, by promising her that he would patronize Ukifune's younger brothers.
宇治を訪れた薫はここで浮舟の入水をはじめて知り、悲しみに沈む中将の君を思いやって、浮舟の弟たちを庇護する約束をして慰めた。