Index from S

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Safflower, saffron flower (benibana, beni no hana) Japan. Carthamus tinctorius

Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) safuron, safuran, Safran Europe, Japan

Saga Dawa / Vesak Celebrations Buddhist Communities

Sage, Salbei, Salvia splendens et al. (sarubeea, seeji) Japan

Saigyo Hoshi Memorial Day (Saigyoo Ki) Japan. Saigyoo Hooshi


. . . SAIJIKI . . the complete WKD-LIST
..... . Saijiki, the history of Japanese saijiki

.. .. Saints: Their Memorial Days Links to the Saints

Sakaki tree (sakaki) Japan. Cleyera japonica

Salt (shio) and salted winter food Japan

Salmon (sake) Japan
Salmonberry (North America, Southeast Alaska)

Sambosa, samosa Yemen, Kenya
Samhain Festival Ireland

Samurai, bushi, buke, tsuwamono, Daimyoo Japan

Sanbaso dance (Sanbasoo) Japan

Sand (suna) Japan, worldwide
..... Hot sand on the beach (nessa) Japan
Sand skiing, dune skiing Yemen

Sandalwood (chandan) India
Sand eel: KAMASU : straw back, tobacco pouch, Pacific sandeel (Ammodytes personatus) Japan
Sanja Festival at Asakusa Kannon Japan
San Miguel Beer Philippines

Sansai ... 　Mountain vegetables
. . . Including
Hahakogusa 母子草（ははこぐさ） sweet cudweed
Kogomi こごみ kind of fern
Nobiru のびる (野蒜) wild rocambole
Tsukushi 土筆（つくし）horsetail plant
Warabi わらび(蕨) bracken, fern
Zenmai 薇（ぜんまい） Japanese Royal Fern

Santa Claus St. Nikolaus, Santa san . Worldwide
Santoka Memorial Day (Santooka ki) Japan

Sardines (iwashi,hishiko and more)Japanese Anchovy Japan. KIGO LIST. Sardinen

Sari Dress for Ladies, India
Satoyama -The Traditional Rural Landscape of Japan
Saucer for Japanese tea cups (chataku) Japan
Saury Fish (sanma) Japan. Pacific Saury. Cololabis saira
Saw (nokogiri) Japan

Scarecrow (kakashi) Vogelscheuche Japan, worldwide. Bird rattles, bird scarers and more

School life in all seasons Japan
..... Schoolyear begins Worldwide

Scilla, Siberian Squill (Scilla Sibirica) Russia, Europe.
Scissor-tailed flycatcher North America. State bird of Oklahoma
Scorpion (sasori) Japan. Skorpion
Screw worm, screw worms Yemen

Sea, ocean (umi) Japan. a KIGO list. also Waves (nami)
Sea bass (suzuki) Japan. Lateolabrax japonicus
Sea bream (tai, sakuradai, madai ..) Pagrus major Japan

. . . . . SEAFOOD SAIJIKI


sea gull (kamome) Japan
Seal (azarashi) Japan

.. .. .. Seasons and Categories General Points

SEASON ... a category for kigo SAIJIKI

Seasons coming to an end . . . relevant kigo for all seasons
Seasons beginning . . . relevant kigo for all seasons

Sea urchin (uni) and sea urchin roe (uni). Japan
Seaweed (kaisoo) Japan Including laver (nori), kelp (wakame), duckweed (mo) and agar agar (tengusa)
Secret Buddha Statues (hibutsu) Japan
Sedge (suge) Japan. Segge. fam. Carex
Seeds and sowing (tane, tanemaki, nae) Japan. KIGO list
Seeing off the insects (mushiokuri) Japan
Senbei, sembei rice crackers, sweet and salty. Japan.
Senior Citizen's Day. Respect for the Aged Day (keiroo no hi) Japan Including: Old people, elders, elderly and so on as haiku topics

Senryu, Zappai, Haiku ... the basics

September (kugatsu)
Serpent Festival (Nag Panchami) India (Snake Festival)

Servants in Edo degawari .. and related kigo
. . . Servant's holiday (yabu iri) fasting day (sainichi). Japan

Sesame (til, tila, gingili) India goma, goma no hana (Japan)
Setsubun (Japan) .. Bean Throwing Festival, February 3
Seven Herbs of Spring (haru no nanakusa) Japan
Seven Herbs of Autumn (aki no nanakusa)Japan. Seven Flowers of Autumn, Seven Grasses of Autumn

Seven Five Seven (shichigosan) Japan. Celebrating seven, five and three year old children
Sewing (nuimono) Japan

Shadow (kage)Worldwide
Shallot (rakkyo) Japan.
Shamisen (a musical instrument) Japan. sheperd's purse (shamisengusa)
Shark (same) Haifisch

..... Shasei, Sketching from Nature "Learn from the Pine!"

Shell, shells, seashell, sea shells (kai) Japan
Sheperds Winter (Romania)
Sheep (hitsuji) Kenya
Shiitake Mushrooms Japan

Shikimi, Skimmia ( Skimmia japonica) Japan
Shikishi - Decoration Board Japan

.. .. .. .. Shinto Ceremonies and Events, a topical Saijiki Festivals of Japan
Shinto deities and their kigo


Shiokara, food and a dragonfly Japan
Ship, ships (fune) rowboat, boat, yacht ... Japan. A KIGO list
. . . . . funaryoori 船料理 food served on board a ship or boat

Shiratama Dango dumplings Japan
Shit, shitting,excrements (daiben, fun) Japan
Sho-Chiku-Bai, Pine, Bamboo and Plum Japan. Three Friends of Winter
Shoes, white shoes (shirogutsu, shiroi kutsu) Japan
Shoojoo, the Tipster Sprite Shojo Japan. and yugen.
School life in all seasong Japan
School term (nigakki), school athletic meeting (undookai) Japan

.. .. .. .. Shinto Ceremonies in Japan A topical Saijiki.
... Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja, miya, guu) Japan see also : TEMPLE
... Shrine day (shanichi) Japan. For the God of the Earth (tsuchi no kami)


Shiva Ratri Night, Festival India, Nepal, Hindu Communities

Shoe, shoes (kutsu) Schuhe Japan

Shojo, a heavy drinker (Shoojoo) Japan

Shore, sea shore in all seasons
Short day (tanjitsu), short night (mijika yo) 　 Japan

..... Short Rains, a Haiku Season in Kenya

Shrike, butcher bird (mozu) Japan

Shrovetide Maslenitsa (Russia)

Sickle (kama) Japan
Sierra Nevada, High Sierra North America

Silence (shizukesa ya )Basho and the Cicadas
Silence (maun) (India) . Shizukesa, Japan. Quietude, Stillness
...... Silence by Narayanan
..... Silence and Stones
..... Continue to ... Silence and Haiga

Silk (kinu), silkworm (kaiko) Japan. Many related kigo.
Silk tree (nemu no ki) Japan
Siskin bird (hiwa) Japan
Sixtieth Birthday (kanreki, manroku) Very important in Japan


Ski, skiing a KIGO list
Sky, heaven (sora, ten)Japan. Many related kigo and the color BLUE

Sled, sledge, sleigh (sori) and other vehicles used in winter . Japan. Toboggan, Schlitten

Sleep in spring, sleep in the morning (shunsui, asane) Dream in spring and more ... Japan

Sleet, rain mixed with snow, cold rain, wy drizzle (shigure) 　 Japan, other areas
..... including
"village shower", passing winter shower, mura shigure. scattered winter showers, kata shigure. nightly sleet shower, sayo shigure. drizzling, sleet is falling, shigururu. / ice-rain (hi-same), rain in the cold (kan no ame)and many many more

Sleeve (tamoto, sode) Japan. Sleeve of a kimono or modern wear.

Sliding paper doors (fusuma) Japan
Sliding doors (shooji) Japan. Also folding screens (byoobu, byobu)
Slippers, Toilet Slippers (surippaa, Hausschuhe) Japan and worldwide
Slug (namekuji) Nacktschnecke Japan

Skunk Cabbage (Alaska) (Mizu-Bashoo, Japanese Skunk Cabbage)

Small birds (kotori) Japan
Smallpox (shutoo, ueboosoo) Japan
Smartweed/knotweed/jointweed (tade) Persicaria hydropiper and Polygonum . Japan

..... Smell, Aroma, Fragrance in various kigo (koo, ka, nioi, kusai) smelling, sweetfish, fragrance of rice, mildew, perfume and more

Smelt, Osmerus mordax Fish in America, Cucumber Fish, kyuuri uo (Japan)
Smoke (kemuri) Japan. Steam

Snack served with tea (cha no ko, o-cha no ko) Japan
Snack, afternoon snack (oyatsu . o-cha-uke)
Snail (katatsumuri, katatsuburi)Japan, worldwide
Snake, serpent, viper, cobra (hebi, mamushi, habu) Japan
Snake Gourd (karasu-uri, Japan) see also: sponge gourd (hechima)
Snapper in Australia
Snipe (shigi) birds Japan.

Snow (yuki) Japan . Many kigo related to snow.
Snow shoveling (yukikaki) .. and related kigo of activities
Snowdrops Schneeglocken
Snow Geese (hakugan, kari, wataridori) Japan. Migratory birds.
Snowman (yuki Daruma) Japan (yuki-botoke)
Snow melting (yukidoke, Japan) thawing, thaw, defrost. Schneeschmelze
Snow Leopard Central and southern Asia

Soap bubbles (shabondama)　 Japan. Seifenblasen
Soccer, Football, Fussball. Europe Including other Winter Sport Kigo, such as Rugby, American Football, Bob Sley, Skiing, Skating, Ice Hockey
Socks and Tabi socks (tabi) Japan
Sommelier (somurie) for wine, vegetables, fruit and other things Japan

Soomen, somen noodles Japan. Thin noodles
Song, singing (uta) Japan. A list of kigo.

..... ..... ..... Sonoran Saijiki, USA
Sorrel, Hibiscus (Tropics)
Sound of Water (mizu no oto) Japan Translation Problems
Soup (shiru, jiru) ... and other winter food.

..... Southern Cross Haiku Information about the Southern Hemisphere

Soy Sauce, soya sauce Japan
Soy beans (daizu) adzuki and more beans Japan

Sparrow (suzume, Japan)
Spell writing (against mosquitoes and flies) gihoo o kaku Japan


Spices and condiments (yakumi) Japan
.. ... SPICES from India

Spikemoss (iwahiba, iwamatsu) Japan. Sellaginella tamariscina
Spikenard, Japanese spikenard (udo) Japan

Spiders ... (kumo, Japan) Spider web, Cob web. Spinne
Spider Lilies, cluster amaryllis (higanbana, manjushage, Japan)

Spinach (hoorensoo) Japan. Spinat
Spine, back (sesuji) Japan. Parts of the human body
Spinning tops (beigoma) Japan
Sponge gourd (hechima) Japan, also Masaoka Shiki Memorial Day, Hechima-ki
Sports day (taiiku no hi) Japan. more SPORT autumn activities
Spotlight, heavenly spotlight from sun or moon


. . . . SPRING
the complete SAIJIKI

Spring (haru, Japan)
Spring begins .. Japan. Many related kigo
Spring comes to an end .. Japan. Many related kigo
Spring activities, verbs used in SPRING kigo A list.
... Spring at the beach (haru no umi) Japan. Related kigo:cherryblossom shrimp, sakura ebi.crabs of spring, shiomaneki. firefly squid, hotaru ika. gathering shellfish at low tide, shiohigari. poles for growing seaweed, norisoda.
... Spring equinox, vernal equinox Japan
... Spring at the Zoo , also Bird's Nest
..... Spring Cleaning ... North America, Europe
..... Spring Food ... a KIGO list.
Spring pickles (tsukemono) ... a KIGO list.
Including namasu dressing, dengaku, wasabizuke and many more
... Spring orchids (shunran) Japan
... Spring Peace Mild spring weather (nodoka, Japan)
... Spring light, spring shining (shunkoo) Japan
..... wind shining (kaze hikaru) Japan


Sprinkling Water (uchimizu, Japan)
Spruce tree (Fichte) Europa

Squirrel (risu). flying squirrel (momonga, musasabi) Japan. ferret, weasel ...

Stamp, stamps, postage stamps (kitte, yuubin kitte) Japan
Star (hoshi), shooting star (nagareboshi), Big Dipper Japan. Many related KIGO !
Star Festival (Tanabata, Japan) Milky Way (ama no gawa)

Starling, gray starling (mukudori) Japan
Start of School Year, School Year starts(Kenya)
Starwort in cooked rice (yomena meshi)Japan

Stephen’s Day Europe, christian communities
Stepping on a Christian image (fumi-e, ebumi) Japan
Stepping stones Kenya in the rain
Stew (nabe) ... and other winter food.

Stone, stones (ishi) and rock (iwa) Japan
Stone buddha (sekibutsu, ishi botoke) Japan
Stone fish, bullhead (okoze) Fish. Japan
Stone Lantern (ishidooroo) Japan
Stone wall (stonewall) (ishigaki) Japan

Storehouse, warehouse (kura, dozoo) Japan
Storm, Gales Europa

Straw, new straw of this year (wara, shinwara) Japan. straw in all seasons
Strawberries Cranberries
Straw hat, hat, cap, hood (kasa, booshi, zukin (Japan)
Straw mats (thick: tatami. thin: goza) Japan
Straw bag, KAMASU : tobacco pouch, Pacific sandeel (Ammodytes personatus) Japan


Sugarcane, sugar cane (satookibi) Japan. Philippines. Saccharum officinarum
Sugar Moon / Sap Moon Full Worm - March Moon. Maple Moon. North America
Sugoroku board game Japan. also glass ball plopping (hoppen), Fan-throwing competition, "pulling a treasure" (hoobiki) and more New Year games
Suicide (jisatsu) Japan
Suma and Iro-no-Hama Two famous poetry places in Japan

Sumac or sumach leaves Red and colored autumn leaves.
Sumidagawa River Tokyo, Japan

Sumiyoshi Jinja .. a shrine for poetry in Osaka KIGO list

Summer (natsu, Japan)
.SUMMER SAIJIKI ... HUMANITY kigo LIST
Summer begins .. Japan. Many related kigo
Summer comes to an end .. Japan. Many related kigo
..... SUMMER FOOD of Japan
..... Summer clothing ... a KIGO list. kimono, yukata, shorts and aloha shirts and more.
..... Summer Food ... a KIGO list.
Summer Drinks Japan ... a KIGO list
Including sweet rice wine (amazake), beer, ice shavings with flavor (kakigoori), barley tea (mugicha), strong liquor (shochu) and many more
..... SUMMER ... preparing Japanese food
Including natto fermented beans, vinegar (su)
..... Summer Purification Ceremony (nagoshi, harae, misogi and more) Japan
..... Summer in India Kigo Collection
..... Summer sash (natsu obi, natsuobi) Japan
..... Summer Solstice (geshi) Worldwide
Summer vegetables SAIJIKI including parsley, water pepper, moroheya ...
Summering (hisho) Japan. a KIGO list. Sommerfrische

Sumo Wrestling and related kigo

Sun (taiyoo) Sun deities. Japan
..... Sun (dinesh) India.
Sun god (aditya). suriya namaskarIndia. Sun Godess, Amaterasu Oomikami, Japan
Sunset (yuuhi) Japan Worldwide. and sunrise (hi no de)
..... Solar eclipse May 22, 2012
Sunbird, sunbirds India, Kenya

Sunflower (himawari) Japan. Europa. North America
Sunglasses (sangurasu) Japan
Sunstroke (nisshabyoo), heat stroke (shoki atari) and more Japan

Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England

Surfer, Surfing, Surf Hawaii, worldwide
Sushi, popular food Japan
Sutra, Sutras, Buddhist scriptures (kyoo, o-kyoo) Japan

Swallow (tsubame, Japan)
Swallowtail butterflies (agehachoo) Yemen, Japan

Swamp, marshland, marsh (numa, zawa) Japan

Swan (hakuchoo) Japan. Black swan (kurchoo)
Sweat (ase) Japan. Perspiration, transpiration and related kigo

Sweets from Japan - WAGASHI SAIJIKI
Sweetfish
Sweet Osmanthus (kinmokisei, ginmokusei ) Japan. Sweet Olive, Tea Olive, Fragrant Olive. (Osmanthus fragrans)
Sweet potatoes (satsumaimo, satsuma imo ) Japan

Swift (Apus apus) Ireland, Europe
Swimming (oyogi) Japan. Many related kigo. swimming pool (puuru)

Swing (buranko) Japan

Sword (katana, tachi) Japan
swordsmith (tookoo) Japan. bellows festival, bellows (fuigo).

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