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001 . . . . . SEASON ... all kigo for spring . . . . . INTRODUCTION http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-in-spring-saijiki-start.html
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Green Emperor (seitei) and Princess Saho-Hime Deities of the Four Seasons http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/saho-hime-tatsuta-hime.html
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SPRING (haru) a KIGO list http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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april comes (shigtsu kuru) fourth month. late spring http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/verbs-used-in-kigo.html
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april is over (shigatsu jin) yayoi is over a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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april, fourth month (shigatsu) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/01/april-shigatsu.html
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bright spring (haru urara) splendid spring weather http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-peace-nodoka.html
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buds of trees season (konomedoki, ko no me doki) wind on tree buds, fine weather on tree buds and more http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/02/buds-of-trees.html
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calm spring day (nodoka) tranquil, serene, quiet spring day http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-peace-nodoka.html
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cherry blossom time (sakuradoki, hanadoki) a KIGO list http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/cherry-blossoms-sakura.html
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chill on the cherry blossoms (hanabie) cold spell in spring http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/10/chill.html
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cold coming back (saekaeru, sae kaeru) freezing comes back (ite kaeru) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/verbs-used-in-kigo.html
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cold in spring (haru samu) a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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cold is back (kan modori, kan kaeru) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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cold remains (yokan) still feeling cold http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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cold season ends (kan ake) more COLD SEASON kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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denso kashite uzura to naru (moles come out and change into quails) middle point of seimei, now in april http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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dragon, climbing to heaven (ryuu ten ni noboru) http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/haiku.html
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early spring (sooshun) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring hachijuuhachiya. beginning of the tea picking season http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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evening getting later, day getting longer yuu nagashi, osoki hi http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/evening-yuube-yoi.html
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evening in spring (yuube, yoi) a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/evening-yuube-yoi.html
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february comes to an end (nigatsu owaru) second month. early spring http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/verbs-used-in-kigo.html
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february, second month (nigatsu) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/february.html
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first "first day" (hatsu tsuitachi) Taroo no tsuitachi, Jiroo no tsuitachi http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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first spring months (shoshun) beginning of spring ( haru hajime）, http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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first spring of the new year (hatsu haru) more kigo of the season NEW YEAR http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/02/first-spring-hatsu-haru.html
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frog borrows eyes (kawazu no mekaridoki) more FROG kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/frog-kawazu-kaeru.html
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insects awaken (keichitsu) one of the 24 solar seasons http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/03/insects-come-out.html
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kisaragi (second month) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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kokuu, koku-u (grain rain) one of the 24 solar seasons http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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late spring (banshun) a KIGO list http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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long day, days getting longer, daylight getting longer (hinaga, nagaki hi) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/12/long-day-nagaki-hi.html
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march (sangatsu) third month, mid-spring http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/march.html
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march comes to an end (sangatsu owaru) third month, mid-spring http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/verbs-used-in-kigo.html
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mid-spring (haru nakaba, chuushun) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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morning in spring (haru no asa) a KIGO list about MORNING http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/morning-asa.html
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mutsuki (first month) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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night in spring (haru no yoru) a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/night-yoru.html
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night with a misty moon (oborozukiyo) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/night-yoru.html
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noon, daytime in spring (haru no hiru) a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/noon-daytime-hiru.html
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okinawa in spring . Okinawa urizun http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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otter festival (kawauso uo o matsuru) one of the lunar 72 seasonal points http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/12/nobo-san.html
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peaceful spring weather (nodoka, taitoo) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-peace-nodoka.html
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seimei (clear and bright) one of the the 24 solar sections http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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signs of spring (haru meku) spring is moving in, feeling like spring http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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spring begins (haru tatsu), spring comes start of spring http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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spring deepens (haru fukashi) spring at its best (haru takenawa) and more http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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spring ending, seeing off the spring season a long KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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spring equinox, vernal equinox (shunbun, higan) a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-equinox-haru-higan.html
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spring is coming to an end (haru yuku) a . long . KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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spring is late (haru ososhi, osoi haru) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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spring shrine ( shunsha) "day of the shrine" shanichi and more http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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summer is near (natsu chikashi) a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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sun in spring (haru no hi) a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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sunset in spring (haru no yuuhi) http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/sunset-yuuhi.html
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sweat in spring (haru no ase) more SWEAT kigo http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/07/sweat-ase.html
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taka kashite hato to naru (the hawk changes into a dove) one of the 72 seasonal points, last of keichitsu. http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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umemizuki, month for watching plum blossoms now March. almost as important as hanami for the cherry blossoms http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/plum-ume.html
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uo hi ni noboru "fish climb on ice" one of the lunar 72 seasonal points http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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usui "rain water" February 19. one of the 24 solar sections http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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warm (atataka) feeling pleasantly warm warmth in spring (shundan) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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warm spring (atsuki haru) and more http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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yayoi, third lunar month sakurazuki "cherry blossom month" and more names http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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zzz ... SPRING ... the complete SAIJIKI http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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12/26/2009

Newsletter 2009

12/01/2009

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Manta ray (ei)

***** Location: Japan, Philippines
***** Season: All Summer
***** Category: Animal

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akaei, aka ei 赤鱏 (あかえい) red stingray
ei 鱏（えい） / 鱝（えい）
Dasyatis akajei

They live in the warmer seas of Southern Japan.
Their meat is quite a regional delicacy, even in the regions of Akita and Yamagata, even up to Hokkaido.

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The manta ray (Manta birostris)
is the largest species of the rays. The largest known specimen was more than 7.6 metres (25 ft) across, with a weight of about 2,300 kilograms (5,100 lb). It ranges throughout tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs. They have the largest brain-to-body ratio of the sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii).
Mantas have a variety of common names, including Atlantic manta, Pacific manta, devilfish, and just manta. At one time it was thought that there were many species of manta.
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The stingrays are a family—Dasyatidae—of rays,
cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are common in coastal tropical and subtropical marine waters throughout the world, but the family also includes species found in warmer temperate oceans such as Dasyatis thetidis, and species entirely restricted to fresh water such as D. laosensis and Himantura chaophraya. With the exception of Pteroplatytrygon violacea, all dasyatids are demersal.

They are named after the barbed stinger (actually a modified dermal denticle) on their tail, which is used exclusively in self-defense. The stinger may reach a length of approximately 35 cm, and its underside has two grooves with venom glands. The stinger is covered with a thin layer of skin, the integumentary sheath, in which the venom is concentrated. Some species have several stingers, and a few, notably Urogymnus asperrimus, lack a sting entirely.

The skin of the ray (EI in Japanese) is used as an under layer for the cord or leather wrap (known as ito in Japanese) on Japanese swords due to its hard, rough, texture that keeps the braided wrap from sliding on the handle during use. They are also used to make exotic shoes, boots, belts, wallets, jackets, and even cellphone cases.
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tansui ei 淡水エイ（たんすいえい）
fam. Himantura

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kasube no karagya ni かすべのからぎゃ煮　
kasupei is dried manta fish. Boiled with soy sauce it is a dish for a celebration in the Akita region.

The fins are boiled for a long time in a hot-sweet broth.
karakai からかい is the name for Kasube in Yamagata prefecture.

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aka-ei no ema あかえいの絵馬 votive tablets of a red manta

. Nagata Shrine in Kobe 長田神社　神戸 .

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chef's delight:
manta in coconut milk
melts the heart

Willie Bongcaron
Manila, Philippines

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***** . ANIMALS in SUMMER
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11/25/2009

Maggot (ujimushi)

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Maggot (ujimushi)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: All summer
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uji 蛆 (うじ) maggot
..... ujimushi 蛆虫（うじむし）
..... sashi さし
Made, Fliegenmade

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Maggot is the common name of the larval phase of development in insects of the order Diptera (flies).
Sometimes the word is used to denote the larval stage of any insects.
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Maggots are used for fishing bait and human therapy.

In North America, maggots have been used for years mainly as ice fishing bait; recently, however, anglers have started using them year round.

Certain live maggots have been employed since antiquity as an economical, safe and effective type of wound debridement.
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Yemen

Screw worms, but they aren't really worms at all -
they're maggots.
Screw worms are the larvae of a kind of fly that lays eggs in the open wounds of cattle. When they hatch, the maggots feed on the animal's tissue, using sharp mandibles to tear at the flesh. Screw worms can kill cattle in 10 days if left untreated.

Heike Gewi

. Yemen Saijiki : screw worms 　

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Maggots eating people in hell

from the famous Hell Pictures
地獄絵図 Jigoku Ezu

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confused like a maggot
in a demolished toilet --
first day in High School

Sheillah Shikawa
Kenya Saijiki

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まつしろに花のごとくに蛆湧ける　　　
真っ白に
masshiro ni hana no gotoku ni uji wakeru　

all white
like cherry blossoms
the maggots gush out

Takayanagi Katsuhiro
髙柳克弘

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9/27/2009

Chair (isu)

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Chair (isu)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: See below
***** Category: Humanity

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The word CHAIR (isu　椅子　いす) just like this is a topic for haiku.

But we do have a kigo also.

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kigo for all summer

. too isu 籐椅子 rattan chair
..... too ne-isu 籐寝椅子（とうねいす) rattan chair to sleep on

An item to bring some coolness to the living room.　

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The following types of special Japanese chairs are not kigo.

zaisu 座椅子 "chair to sit on"
A typical Japanese chair without legs to be used on tatami mats.
They range from simple wooden structures to almost armchair comfort ... just without legs.

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gyokuroku 曲ろく seat for a priest
Some can be folded, others can be rotated, they fit all purposes and a Zen priest can even use it to sit in the zazen-fashion also.

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LINK with more illustration of chairs for priests:
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nagaisu, naga-isu 長椅子 bench, couch
lit. "long chair"
sofaa ソファー sofa
neisu 寝椅子 couch, (kauchi カウチ)
lit. "chair to sleep on"
Bank, Sofa Couch

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kauchi poteto カウチ･ポテト couch potato

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Stuhl

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source :　viracocha.blog
書家「ＹＯＫＯ」さんの作品。
Gallery Sanmai in Fukushima
福島県郡山市駅前1-6-5

福呼ぶ「ダルマ椅子」！
A Daruma Chair to bring you luck !

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籐椅子にあれば草木花鳥来
tooisu ni areba soomoku kachoo rai

I sit on a rattan chair
grasses, trees, flowers and birds
all come to me

Takahama Kyoshi

"ka cho-fuei (kachoo fuuei 花鳥諷詠)"
Kyoshi and shasei in haiku

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椅子あれば眠る夏帽かぶりしまま
isu areba nemuru natsuboo kaburishi mama

if there is a chair
I use it to sleep
with my summer hat on

Moriga Mari 森賀まり (1960 - )

She was born in Ehime prefecture
Her husband was haiku poet
Tanaka Hiroaki 田中裕明 (1959 - 2004)

Japanese Haiku about CHAIR

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11/23/2008

Yuki Teikei Season Word List

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This is a safekeep copy only, to make sure the kigo are found when searching for a word in the world kigo database.

If you know of a better solution to this problem, please let me know.

This page is not formatted. Please go to the original for reading.

Gabi Greve

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The Yuki Teikei Haiku Season Word List
http://www.youngleaves.org/poetry/The%20Yuki%20Teikei%20Haiku%20Season%20Word%20List.htm

These season words or kigo are from the 1977-78 Haiku Journal. Originally the list was selected from Japanese saijiki (kigo "dictionaries") and translated by Kiyoko Tokutomi. Over time words have been added that have seasonal resonance for our predominantly North American members.

Copyright 1997 All rights reserved by Yuki Teikei Haiku Society.
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SPRING

Season: spring months: late February, March, April, and May; beginning of spring, early spring, departing spring, late spring, lengthening days, long day, mid-spring, spring dream, spring dusk, spring evening, spring melancholy, tranquility, vernal equinox.
Sky and Elements: balmy breeze, bright, haze or thin mist, first spring storm, hazy moon, March wind, melting snow, lingering snow, spring breeze, spring cloud, spring frost, spring moon, spring rain, spring rainbow, spring sunbeam, spring snow, slush, warm (warmth).
Landscape: flooded river/stream/brook, muddy/miry fields, muddy road, spring fields, spring hills, spring mountain, spring river, spring sea, spring tide, red tide.
Human Affairs: balloon, closing the fireplace, kite, shell gathering, grafting, planting or sowing (seeds), plowing or tilling fields, soap bubbles (blown from a pipe or wand), sleeping Buddha, spring cleaning, swing, windmill, April Fools Day/April fool, Boys Day/ carp flag, Dolls Festival, Ash Wednesday, Lent, Palm Sunday, Easter ( ~ bonnet/clothes, ~ eggs, coloring/hiding ~ eggs, ~lily, ~ parade, ~ rabbit/chicken/duckling), May Day ( ~ basket, ~ pole), Memorial Day, Mothers Day, Passover, Saint Patrick's Day, Valentines Day.
Animals: abalone, bee, baby animals (nestlings, fledglings, calf, colt, kitten, puppy, fawn, lamb, etc.), butterfly, bush warbler, cats in love, crane, flying squirrel, frog, horse-fly, lizard, pheasant, robin, mud snail, soaring skylark, stork, swallow, tadpole, whitebait (a fish), hummingbird, nightingale, wild birds' return (geese, etc.).
Plants: anemone, artichoke, asparagus sprouts, azalea, bracken, bramble, camellia, cherry blossoms, cherry tree, crocus, dandelion, daphne, blossoms or leaf buds of trees and shrubs (almond, apple, apricot, maple, oak, pear, peach, pine, wisteria, etc.), forget-me-not, grass sprouts, hawthorn, hyacinth, lilac, lily of the valley, mustard, pansy, parsley, plum blossoms, plum tree, California poppy, primrose, seaweed or laver (nori), sweet pea, shepherd's-purse, tulip, violet, willow, pussy willows or willow catkins.

SUMMER

Season: summer months*: June, July, August; beginning of summer, end of summer, midsummer, summer evening, summer morning, summer solstice, short night, slow day.
Sky and Elements: calm morning/evening, cumulus/billowing cloud, cloud peaks, coolness, drought, heat, hot, lightning, ocean fog, rainbow, sea of clouds, south wind, scented breeze, scorching/blazing sun, sudden shower, summer dew, summer fog, summer rain, summer sky, summer sun, summer wind, thunder.
Landscape: clear water, deep tree shade, summer grove, summer hills, summer lake, summer moor, summer mountains, summer sea, summer river, waterfall.
Human Affairs: awning, bare feet, beach umbrella, camp, cooling oneself, fan, fly swatter, fireworks, fountain, ice house, ice water, iced tea, mosquito net, midday nap, mowing grass, nakedness, parasol, perfume, prayers for rain, rattan chair, summer concert/opera, summer hat, summer house, summer vacation, sunburn, sunglasses, sundress, swimming, swimming pool, sweat, wind chimes, weeding, Armed Forces Day, Fathers Day, Fourth of July (Independence Day).
Animals: ant, bat, caterpillar, cicada, cormorant, crab, crayfish, firefly, flea, goldfish, heron, house fly, jellyfish(medusae, Vellella, comb jelly, etc.), kingfisher, louse, moor hen or coot, mosquito, mosquito larvae, moth, silverfish, slug, (garden) snail, snake, spider, summer butterfly, termite, toad, tree frog, trout, silkworm, water beetle.
Plants: amaryllis, barley, summer bracken, bamboo sprouts, cactus flower, carnation, summer chrysanthemum, (blue) cornflower, dahlia, dill flower, foxglove, fuchsia, gardenia, geranium, gerbera, gladiolus, summer/rank grasses/weeds, hibiscus, hollyhock, honeysuckle, hydrangea, iris, lily (calla, daylily, etc.), lotus, marguerite, marigold, mold (mildew), moss grown (mossy), oxalis, peony, phlox, pinks, evening primrose, rose, salvia, silk tree (mimosa), snapdragon, sunflower, summer thistle, yucca, zinnia, summer fruits/vegetables (apricot, banana, blackberry, cucumber, cherry, eggplant, green grapes, green (unripe) apple, green peas, green walnut, melons, pineapple, potato, strawberry, tomato).
*In Japanese haiku, the word for July is a summer kigo, even though Tanabata (in early July) is an autumn kigo (see the note under Autumn). August is an autumn month to some poets and summer to others; it is most in line with North American views to put it in summer .

AUTUMN

Season: autumn months*: September, October, November; autumn equinox, autumn evening, autumn morning, beginning of autumn, chilly night, departing autumn, long night, lingering summer heat, mid-autumn.
Sky and Elements: autumn rain, autumn sky, autumn storm, autumn wind, long night, moon (understood to be the full moon), night of stars, sardine cloud.
Landscape: autumn moor, autumn mountains, autumn sea, autumn woods, leaves turning, reaped or harvested fields, stubble fields (corn, pumpkin, etc.), vineyards.
Human Affairs: autumn loneliness, end of summer vacation, gleaning, harvest, hunting for red leaves, mushroom gathering, raking/burning leaves, scarecrow, school begins, Tanabata (Star Festival), Obon Festival/dance, Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah, Halloween (jack oÍ lantern, trick or treating, witch, black cat, ghost, haunted house), Thanksgiving.
Animals: autumn mackerel, bagworm, bird of passage, clear-toned cicada, cricket, deer, dragonfly, red dragonfly, grasshopper or locust, ground beetle, insectsÍ cry, katydid, monarch butterfly, migrating geese/cranes/storks, praying mantis, quail, salmon, shrike (butcher bird), siskin, snipe, wild geese, woodpecker.
Plants: apple, wild aster, autumn leaves, banana plant, buckwheat, bush clover, chamomile, chestnut, chrysanthemum, corn, cranberry, dried grass or plants, fallen or falling leaves (e.g. fallen willow leaves), gourds, grapes (except green grapes), huckleberry, maiden flower, morning glory, mushrooms, nuts, orchid, pampas grass plumes, pear, persimmon, pomegranate, pumpkin, reeds, reed flowers/tassels, rose of sharon, squash, vines, weed flowers.
* In Japanese haiku, many phenomena of July and August are traditionally considered autumnal: for example,Tanabata(in early July), Obon (in early August), the Milky Way, and morning glory are autumn kigo. In the Haiku Journal, they were listed in both seasons in consideration of non-Japanese poets for whom these topics unambiguously evoke summer feelings. In this list, we defer to the traditional category, to avoid confusion.

WINTER

Season: winter months: December, January, early or mid- February; start of winter, depth of winter, short day, winter day, winter morning, winter night.
Sky and Elements: frost/hoarfrost, freeze, hail, ice, icicle, north wind, sleet, snow/first snow, winter cloud, winter moon, winter rain/first winter rain, winter solstice, winter wind.
Landscape: winter creek or stream, winter mountain, winter sea or ocean, winter seashore, winter garden, withered moor.
Human Affairs: banked fire, bean soup, blanket, brazier, buying a new diary, hot chocolate, charcoal fire, cold or flu, cough, foot warmer, gloves/mittens, grog, heater, hunting, falconer, fish trapper, ice hockey, ice skating or skates, ice fishing, old diary, old calendar, overcoat/fur coat, popcorn, quilted clothes, shawl, skiing/skis, sleigh ride, snowshoes, snowman, snowball fight, winter seclusion, winter desolation, winter vacation, whale watching, Chanukah, Chinese New Year, Leap Year Day, Groundhog Day, Christmas Eve or Day (Christmas tree, tree decorating or decorations (lights, glass balls, etc.), wrapping gifts, wreath, cutting greens, gingerbread men, holiday shopping), Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Twelfth Night.
Animals: bear, codfish, fox, hibernation, marten or sable, oyster, owl, perch, rabbit, reindeer, sardine, sea slug, swan, weasel, wild duck, winter birds, winter bee, winter fly, winter sparrow, winter wild geese, wolf, whale, wren.
Plants: carrot, celery, dried persimmon, (dried) prunes, early plum blossom, holly, heavenly bamboo(Nandina), pine nuts, poinsettia, radish, scallion,tangerine /mandarin orange, turnip, winter camellia, winter chrysanthemum, winter grass, winter narcissus, winter peony, winter quince, winter tree or grove, withered or frost-nipped plants (tree, grasses, leaves, twig, etc.).

NEW YEAR

Sky and Elements: first morning, first sunrise, new years'sun.
Human Affairs: first day of the year, first dream of the year, first writing/poem/brush painting, new diary, new calendar, New Years' Eve or Day, year of the (Zodiac) animal (Rooster, Horse, Rabbit, etc.).
*January 1; but late January or early February according to the lunar calendar formerly in use.

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