Index from K to M

........................................................... KK KK

Kabuki TheaterJapan. also : Kyogen (kyoogen)
Kagura Dance (Japan)
Kaguyahime Princess and the Tale of the bamboo cutter (taketori monogatari)
Kale, kales, cabbage (sukumawiki) Kenya
... Kamakura, a Haiku Town in Japan
Kamehameha Day Hawaii
Kamikaze, Divine Wind Japan
Kannon Bosatsu, Kanzeon, Avalokiteshvara Japan. Guan-yin Bodhisattva
Kappa Memorial Day Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Gaki Memorial Day.
Karma, fate

.. .. .. .. .. Kenya Saijiki

Kettle, tea kettle (kama, chagama, tetsubin) Japan. Water kettle, water pot.
keyaki 欅 Zelkova tree

..... ..... - Keywords, non-seasonal topics / LIST

Khadi handspun cotton (India)
Khat, Catha edulis, chewing khat Yemen

"Kigo" and "haiku" as Haiku Topics

- - - - - . Kigo Calendar - the 12 Months .

Kimigayo, the Japanese Anthem

..... Kimono, Traditional Japanese Robes A kigo list

Kindergarden, Kindergarten begins (nyuuen) Japan
Kingfisher bird (kawasemi) Japan. Eisvogel

Kitchen (daidokoro) Japanese Kitchen

Kite, kites (tako) Japan.
Kite flying, kite India and Pakistan

Kite, black kite, Milan noir (tobi, tombi) Japan. Milvus migrans

Knife (hoochoo, waboochoo) Japan
Knotweed (tade), sorrel, sour dock (suiba) Japan.

Koan and Haiku
Kobo Daishi Kukai (Kooboo Daishi Kuukai) and Esoteric Buddhism Japan
Koel, Koil, Kuil, a Bird (Eudynamys scolopacea) India. oni kakkoo (Japan).
Kokubun-Ji, Temple Kokubunji 国分寺 Japan
Kokuseki-Ji Naked Festival Japan
Komodo Dragon Indonesia

Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam Japan

... ... ... Korean Haiku Sijo

Kotatsu, heated Table (Japan)
Koto, Japanese zither instrument Japan

Kumade and O-Kame san, Hyottoko, O-Tafuku san Japan
Kumano Road (Kumano Kodo Japan
Kumbh Mela, Kumbmela, Kumbha Mela FestivalIndia

Kung Fu, martial arts Kenya
Kyogen (kyoogen) traditional performances Japan
Kyoto, Hana no Miyako Japan. The old capital of Heiankyo.



........................................................... LLL

Labour Day, USA Labor Day
Labour Thanksgiving Day (kinroo kansha no hi) Japan

Labyrinth, Maze
Ladakh : Haiku and Kigo 　 India
Ladybird (tentoomushi) Ladybug, Glückskäfer
Lampionflower (hoozuki, Japan)

Lamplight in various seasons Japan. "demon lantern", Chinese lantern

Lapwing (keri) Japan. family Charadriidae
Laquer tree (urushi no ki) Rhus verniciflua Japan. "Sun spurge" Euphorbia helioscopia, "swamp laquer"
Lark, skylark (hibari) - Lerche Japan. meadowlark (USA)

Last Ceremonies of the year (Japan)
Last Day of the Year (oomisoka) Japan. Rituals, ceremonies . . .
..... Last Fudo Ceremony of a year(osame-Fudo) (Japan)
..... Last Daishi Ceremony of a year (osame no Daishi) (Japan)

Laughing, Lucky Laugh (fuku warai) First laugh (hatsu warai). first cry (hatsu naki). Japan. Ebisu, Good of Good Luck.
Laundry day Philippines
Laurel (aoki) Aucuba japonica
Lavender (rabendaa) Japan
Lawn, grass, turf (shiba) ... and related kigo

Leather (kawa) leather haori jacket ...
Leaf, leaves (ha, happa) ... and related kigo during all seasons
..... Leaf Watching (momijigari) Japan

Leech (hiru) Blutegel Japan
Leap year, leap day (uroobi, junjitsu) February 29. Schaltjahr, Schalttag
Leaves on the hair, leafy hair (ko no ha gami, ko-no-ha-gami) Japan
Leek (naganegi) green onions, scallion, porree Japan
Lemonade (ramune) and carbonated soft drinks Japan
Lent (Europe)
Leonid Meteor Shower .. .. Geminid Meteor Shower
Leopard lily (hioogi) Belamcanda chinensis Japan. ubatama 鳥羽玉 sweet balls
Lesson, practise, rehearsal (keikoo) Japan. Art forms and their study.

Liatris - Blazing-Star North America
Licorice, liquorice (kanzoo) Japan

Light, lights : all kinds of lights in all seasons
Light offerings afloat (tooroo nagashi) (05) mukaebi, okuribi (Japan)
Lightning (inazuma) Japan

Lilac (Flieder) Syringa fam. Germany. Japan (rairakku)
Lily, Lilies (yuri) Japan. Many types of lilies.
Limbo for children (sai no kawara) Japan
Lingering Heat (zanshoo) 　Japan
Lion Dance (shishimai) Japan. Dancing Monkeys (maizaru)

Lip, lips (kuchibiru) Japan, Kenya
Lipstick made in the cold (kanbeni, ushibeni) and Japanese Edo culture about RED

Lizard, lizzard Gekko

Loach (dojoo) Japan. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus. fish and food
Lobster (ebi, Ise-ebi) Japan
Lodging, inn, guest house (hatago) Japan
Loincloth (fundoshi) Japan
... Loneliness, sadness, melancholy and other emotions Sabishisa, kanashisa and more
Long days (hinaga), long nights (nagaki yo)
Long Rains, a season (Kenya)

Loon Birds (Gavia fam.) North America
Loquat fruit (biwa) Japan

Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets. Australia
Lottery, lottery ticket (takarakuji) Japan

Lotus(hasu, renge) Japan
..... Lotus (padma) India

Love and Kigo
..... Love letter (kesoobumi) Japan

Love-Bug (Southern US)

Luggage (nimotsu, koori) Japan
Lupinus, lupins, lupines, Lupinie Fam. Fabaceae. Texas bluebonnet



........................................................... MMM

Maasai Cattle (Masai Cattle) Kenya, Nairobi
Mackerel (saba) Japan. Scomber japonicus
Mackerel Clouds (iwashigumo, sabagumo) Japan
Maggot (uji, ujimushi) Japan
Magnolia (mokuren, kobushi, hoo no hana, Japan)
Magpie (kasasagi) (Pica Pica) Japan. Magpie-Robin, India
Maize (toomorokoshi, tookibi), Corn (koon), Millet (kibi) Japan Kenya

..... Malaysia HaikuInformation about Haiku from Malaysia
Mallet for good luck (fuku tsuchi) Japan. Mallet for pounding cloth (kinuta)

Manatee North America
Mandala Worldwide
Mandarin Ducks (oshidori) Japan. Duck (kamo)

Mango (Kenya)
..... Mango Blossoms, India
Manta ray, stingray (aka ei) Japan. Philippines

Manzai (New Year's Comic Performance) Japan

. Manyooshuu 万葉集 Manyoshu, Manyo'shu poetry collection .

Maple leaves, red autumn leaves (momiji) Japan, other regions
Maple Syrup North America

Marathon Kenya, worldwide. Marathon Runner. Paralympics, special olympics.
March
Marigold (kinsenka) Calendula officinalis. Japan. Tagetes
Marine Day, Ocean Day, Sea Day (umi no hi) Japan
Market, markets (... ichi) flea markets, sales, worldwide
Martisor (Amulet) (Romania)
Matonge Festival Belgium. (Fête du Quartier Matonge, Brussels)
Matsushima 松島Japan
Masaoka Shiki Memorial Day (Shiki ki) Japan. hechima ki, dassai ki
Matsuyama and Masaoka Shiki Japan
Mawashi, Sumo Belt Japan
May (gogatsu) 　worldwide
"May Day" in England (mee dii) Japan. International Workers' Day

Meadowsweet Ireland
Measles (mashin) Japan
Measuring box or cup (masu) Japan

..... Medical Kigo, seasonal affections and disorders 　SAD, the FLU ...
Medicine Day (kusuri no hi) ... Japan. Medicine-related kigo. Chinese Medicine (kanpo, kampo).

Meditation (dhyana) (India)
Meisetsu, Naito Meisetsu Memorial DayJapan
Melon (uri) ... Cucumis melo var. makuwa Japan. Watermelon (suika). Snake gourd (karasu uri). Oriental melon (makuwa uri).

Memorial Days of Famous People ..... SAIJIKI

Memorial Day Decoration Day. USA.

Mermaid Parade, N.Y., USA

Metaphors and Similes used in Haiku

Michaelmas and Michaelmas Daisy Europe
Migrating Birds (wataridori) (Japan)
Mildew, mold (kabi) Japan
Milkfish (Chanos chanos) also called Bangus. Boneless Bangus. Philippines
Milkweed (toowata) Asclepias, アスクレピアス
Millet (awa, hie) Japan
Minaret - tower of a mosque Worldwide
minnows or fry (moroko) small carp
Mirin (sweet sake for cooking) Japan
Mirror and mirror stand (kagami, kagamidai) Japan
Miso paste Japan
Missing Children's Day International
Miso paste and related kigo Japan
Mistletoe (yadogiri) Japan

Mockingbird (mokkingu baado) North America
Mole (mogura) Maulwurf Japan
Mole cricket (kera) Japan. Europe. Gryllotalpa orientalis. Maulwurfsgrille
Momotaro, the Peach Boy Japan

. MONGOLIA SAIJIKI .

Monkey, Hanuman, Langur (India) saru (Japan)
Monsoon ..(India, South Asia)

.. .. .. .. MOON and its LINKS..
..... Moon, waxing (moondraam pirai) India

Moonflower (yorugao) Calonyction aculeatum Japan. Ipomea alba
Moorhen (ban) Japan.

. . . Morning (asa) Japan. a KIGO list

Morning-Glory (asagao) Japan
..... Bindweed (hirugao). Evening Face (yorugao)

Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi, asaichi) Morgenmarkt Japan
Morning star (myoojoo), evening star, venus Japan, worldwide

Mortality, dying, death (shi ni yuku) Japan Worldwide

Mosquitoes (ka, Japan) mosquito coil (katori senko), mosquito net (kaya) and many more
..... Mosquitoes in Kenya

Moss (koke) Japan
Moss pink (shibazakura) Japan

Mother (o-fukuro) Japan
... ... Mother's Day
... ... Mother in Law Day. Mother-in-LawWorldwide
... ... Mothering Sunday, Laetare (Europe)
... ... Mother Goddess in all cultures

Moths, Tiger Moth, various typesJapan. "Summer insects" natsu no mushi

Mountain, peak, hill (yama, gake, oka) Japan Worldwide.
Mountains sleep yama nemuru, mountains smile (yama warau ) Japan
Mountain ranger, forest warden (yamamori) Japan
Mountain temple (yamadera) Japan. Tempel with mountains (tera yama)
Mountain Lion Sonora, North America
Mountain pepper (sanshoo, sansho) Japan

Mourning Kenya, worldwide
Mouse, Year of the Mouse / Rat ! Japan in 2008
Mowing (kusakari) cutting grass Japan
Moxabustion on the second day (futsuka no kyuu)Japan. February and August.

Mu, Shunyata : void, nothingness Japan, India, worldwide

Mud (Swahili : matope) Kenya
..... including: Brickmaking, Dry mud, Bukusu Initiation (Circumcision) in Kenya
..... Spring Mud, haru no doro, shundei in Japan
Mud snails, paddy snails (tanishi) Japan
Mudskipper (mutsugoroo) Japan

Mugwort, Artemisia princeps (yomogi) Japan. Beifuss

Mulberry, mulbery, kuwa 桑（くわ), kuwa no mi Japan. Many SILK related kigo.

Mulled wine (gloegg, Gluehwein)
Mullet (bora) fish . Mugil cephalus Japan

Mummy, mummies (miira, sokushinbutsu) Japan

Murasaki Shikibu Japan . The color MURASAKI
Museum Haiku about Paintings
Mushrooms (kinoko, Japan ki no ko, take

. . . Music and Haiku - Introduction
- The Music of India - Introduction -


Mustard plant and mustard (karashina / karashi) Japan
Mustard greens, Senfkraut (takana)

My country, my province (waga kuni, wagakuni) Japan

Myoga Ginger (myooga) Japan. Zingi-Ingwer
Myoga Ginger Festival

Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) Yemen


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Contents from N to R

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........................................................... NNN

Nail (kugi, kui) Japan
Nail, nails, cutting the fingernails (tsumekiri) Japan
Nairobi Bomb Day (Kenya)
Nairobi Int. Trade Fair (Kenya)

naked (hadaka, hadanugi) Japan
Naked Festivals (hadaka matsuri, hadaka mairi ) Japan. a LIST

Namasu vinegar dressing (namasu) Japan

. Names of persons used in haiku LIST

Namib desert beetle
Nandina (Nanten, Japan)
Nantaisan, Mount Nantai ... and its festival. Japan

Nara, the ancient capital
..... Nara pickles (narazuke) and other tsukemono pickles. Japan

National Day Worldwide
National Holidays of Japan

Nebuta Festival (Nebuta matsuri) Japan. Aomori
Needle, Sewing needle memorial service (hari kuyoo) Japan
Neem blossoms, neem tree, margosa (Azadirachta indica) India. And Ugadi Pachadi

Nehru, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s Memorial Day, Children's Day India
..... Nepal, Haiku Information INDIA SAIJIKI
Netherworld, the other world (meido) Japan
Nettle tree (enoki) Chinese hackberry tree. Celtis sinensis var. japonica. Japan
Nettle plants, Nesseln

. . . . . NEWS, NEWSLETTER latest articles of the WKD

News, Newspaper headlines, Haiku News worldwide

NEW YEAR
SAIJIKI and KIYOSE
...................... inclucing
New Year (shinnen, shin nen) Worldwide
..... First Things done at the New Year . a KIGO list . Japan
..... New Year Ceremonies of Japan A topical Saijiki
..... Ancestors New Year (Hotoke Shoogatsu) Japan
.....Little New Year .. ko shoogatsu (January 15) Japan. Women's New Year (onna shoogatsu, me shoogatsu)
..... New Year's Day (ganjitsu) Japan
New Year's Food ... KIGO LIST
..... New Year's Decorations (o-kazari) Japan. Kadomatsu, Shimenawa and more
..... New Year's Soup (zooni)
..... New Year's Tea, Good Luck Tea, lucky tea (fukucha) Japan

Newspaper vendor, newspaper boy Kenya

..... New Zealand and Tasmania Haiku "Kiwi Haiku"

..... NHK HAIKU ... NHK 俳句


Nichiren / Saint Nichiren (1222 - 1282). Japan

. . . Night (yoru) Japan. a KIGO list
Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr Yemen
Nightingale, bush warbler (uguisu) Japan
Night school (yogaku, yogakkoo) Japan
Night stories (yobanashi) and diorama toys (tatebanko) Japan
Night work (yonabe) Japan

Nine Eleven 2001, USA 9/11. September Eleven
Nirvana Ceremony Nehan-E, Jooraku-E (Japan)

Nobel Prize Europe, worldwide
Noh-Performance at night (Takagi Noo)Japan. yugen (yuugen).
Noodle Soup (kama-age udon) Japan
Noon, daytime (hiru) a KIGO list

..... North America Saijiki Introduction

Nose (hana) Japan. blowing your nose
November (juuichigatsu) Japan. Worldwide.
Nozaki Pilgrimage, Japan

. . . . . Numbers used in Kigo Japan
Numbers .. used in Japanese Haiku

Nuts, fruits and seeds of trees (konomi) Japan. KIGO list



........................................................... OOO

Oak trees of Japan (Quercus) and acorns (donguri)

October (juugatsu)

Octopus (tako) Japan. Also squid (ika)

Oden hodgepodge stew Japan

Official, minor official (yakunin, koyakunin) Japan, Edo period

..... Oklahoma Saijiki

Oktoberfest Germany
Okra (okura) : Abelmoschus esculentus vegetable. Japan
Oleander (kyoochikutoo) Japan. Yemen
Olive, olives (oriibu) Japan. Yemen
Olympics, Olympic Games Worldwide. Special Olympics, Paralympics.
O-Mizutori, Omizutori Ceremony） Shuni-E Ceremony Nara, Japan

One Day Saijiki, a KIGO list
Morning, Midday (daytime), Evening, Night

Onion (tamanegi) and many other summer vegetables

Onomatopoetic Words used in Haiku Repetition of words

Opera ball (Opernball) Germany, Austria

Oranges, Mandarin Oranges, Tangerines　Kenya. Mikan (Japan). Florida (USA)
Orchid, orchids (ran) Japan
Origami, folding paper Japan, worldwide
Otter, fishotter (kawauso) Japan
Outdoor activities in Summer Japan
Outdoor enjoyments in autumn (aki no no-asobi) Japan. some activities, outings, picnics


Owl (fukuroo) mimizuku. Snowy Owl (Japan) Eule, Uhu
Oysters (kaki) Japan Including Pearls (shinju) and mother-of-pearl


........................................................... PPP

Paddy, Fields, rice paddies (ta, hatake) Japan
Pagoda (too, tou), stone pagoda (sekitoo) Japan
Pain (itami), suffering Japan

. . . . . Pakistan ... Haiku in Pakistan

Palanquin, sedan chair (kago) Japan
Palm Tree Yemen. Royal palm, Kenya.
Palm Sunday Kenya, Europe
Pampas grass (susuki) during the year Japan
Panchatantra, a Fable India
Pansy, Pansies Europe, sanshoku sumire (Japan)
Pantaloons flower (hotarubukuro, hotaru-bukuro Campanula punctata

Papad Bread (papadam, poppadom, papadum, and appalam) India
Papaya fruit. Carica papaya India, Yemen
Paper, "pocket paper" (kaishi) Japan. and more about Japanese paper (washi)
Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree. Australia
Paper clothing, paper robes (kamiko) Japan
Paper mulberry leaf (kaji no ha) and Tanabata rituals

Parade of the bands (Trinidad and Tobago)
Paradise (gokuraku) Japan
Parang .. Serenaders (Trinidad and Tobago)

Parasol
Parrots Southern California

Passion Flower (tokeisoo) Japan. Other regions.

Patrick's Day (Ireland) St. Patrick's Day
Paulownia (kiri) Japan. P. tomentosa

Peace Festival (heiwa matsuri) Hiroshima Japan. Peace and War Haiku.
Peace (Swahili : Amani) Kenya
Peach fruit (hakutoo, momo) Japan
Peach blossoms (momo no hana)Japan
Peacock, Kujaku and Haiku Japan, peacock butterfly (kujakuchoo)
Peanuts Japan, Philippines
Pear, Japanese pear, Asian pear (nashi)Westeern pear, yoonashi
Pelican Australia, Kenya
Pemmican (Romania)
Pencil (enpitsu) Japan
Peony (botan, Japan Winter Peony (kan botan)
PEPPER, (togarashi, toogarashi) red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more, Chili pepper, paprica Paprika (piiman), sweet green pepper (shishitoo) and more
Peppermint (hakka) Japan
Perfume (koosui), eau-de-Cologne Japan
Perry Festival (Perii sai) Matthew Calbraith Perry in Japan. Black Ships Festival (Kurofune Matsuri)

..... Persia

. Personal Names used in Haiku . LIST

Personification (gijinka), anthropomorphism and KIGO

Perilla, beefsteak plant (shiso) Japan

..... Periods of Japanese History Reference Material
..... Periods and eras of Japanese History (nengoo, Nengô) Reference Material

Persimmon (kaki, hoshigaki) Japan

Phallus, the male symbol

Pheasant (kiji) Japan, worldwide
Pheasant's Eye (fukujusoo) (Japan)
PHOENIX in Asian Art and Haiku　(ho-o, hoo-oo)

..... Philippines Saijiki

..... Philosophical Haiku India

Pickerel weed, pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) America
Picknick (pikunikku) and outdoor enjoyment Japan. playing in the mountains
Pigeon, pidgeon, dove (hato) Japan dove whistling (hatobue)

Pig, pigs Kenya
Pig and Pork (buta, ton)
Pike, pike conger, pike eel (hamo) Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth. Japan

Pilgrimage(henro, junrei)Pilgrims. Japan and worldwide

Pillow (makura) in all seasons Japan
Piment, bell pepper, green pepper, Paprika (piiman) Japan. Capsicum annuum

Pine (matsu, Japan)
..... Pulling Pine Seedlings (komatsu hiki) Japan
Pine mushroom (matsutake) Japan. Kiefernpilz

Pineapple, Ananas comosus Kenya
Pinewood Derby North America

Pink, fringed pink (nadeshiko). Wild carnation Japan. Rock Carnation (ganpi)

Pipal tree (Ficus religiosa) Peepul or Bo tree. Fig Tree, figs (ichijiku) Japan. bodhi tree, bodaiju
Pissing, pee, pipi (shooben) Japan and worldwide

..... PLACE NAMES used in Poetry and Haiku (utamakura) Japan and Worldwide
Place names used in KIGO

Plain, plains, wild fields, marsh (nohara, no) Japan

..... PLANTS in all seasons . . . SAIJIKI

Planting, harvesting and preparing food in SPRING kigo
. . . . . Planting, harvesting and preparing food in AUTUMN kigo

Platanus (sycamore) Europe, other areas. Momijiba-suzukake (London plane tree)
Pleiades (matariki) Maori, New Zealand. (subaru, Japan)
Plover (chidori) Japan
Plough, hoe (kuwa) Japan
plowing (tagayashi)Japan

Plum blossoms (ume) Japan. Dried plums (ume boshi) and any related UME kigo.
..... Plum blossom fragrance (ume ga ka) Japan
Plum fruits and ripe peaches Kenya

Plumbago <> KIGO

Poacher's Moon

. POETS ... Introducint Japanese Haiku Poets 　

Poinsettia
Polar bear = ours polaire (ou « ours blanc » ) Canada
Polar Night Polar Circle

Pomegranate (zakuro). Granatapfel Japan
Pond, small lake (ike) Japan. a KIGO list ... even the OLD POND ...
Pool cage Florida,USA
Poppy flowers (keshi no hana) Japan. Poppy Day.
Portions, large food portions (yamamori, oomori) Japan
Postcard, postcards for the New Year (nengajoo) Japan
Potato, potatoes (jagaimo, jaga imo) Japan. Kenya
Pottery, Pots and Plates (yakimono) Japan
Poui Tree (Tropics)

Pounding Rice (mochi tsuki) Japan, Philippines
..... New Year's Rice Dumplings (toshi no mochi, kagamimochi, zoonimochi) and a few more
..... The Hare/Rabbit in the Moon

Power failure, power cut, electricity rationing, blackout ... Kenya
Power Stone, Strenght Stone (chikara ishi, Japan) weight lifting competition
Praise, flattery (homekotoba, o-joozu) Japan

Prayer (kitoo) Japan
Prayer Flags, prayer flag Tibet, Japan
Praying Mantis, Mantid (Japan) kamakiri,tooroo

.. .. .. Prairie : North American Prairie Saijiki

Presents (seibo, chuugen) in all seasons Japan

Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia FamilyYemen, North America

Priest, Buddhist priest or monk (oshoo) Japan
Primula, Japanese primrose (sakura-soo) Japan. Japanese primrose . . .
..... Evening primrose (tsukimisoo) Japan

..... Provinces of Old and Prefectures of Modern Japan Reference Material

Puddle, puddles Tropical regions, Japan
Pumpkin, squash (kabocha, nankin) Japan. Kürbis
Puppeteer (kairaishi) and performances at New Year Japan. puppets and dolls
Puzzle, a game



........................................................... QQQ

Quail (uzura) Japan. quail eggs, uzura no tamago

Queen's Day in the Netherlands

. . . . . Question mark ? ... KA か and more about punctuation.

Quilt coat, bedtime coat (yogi) Japan
Quince (boke) Japan. Yemen. Cydonia oblonga and others. Marumero, Chinese quince (karin)

. . . . . Quotes with Haiku ... to enjoy on a rainy day !


Quran, Qur'an, Koran, Kur'an



........................................................... RRR

Rabbit, hare (usagi), snow rabbit (yukiusagi) Japan
Racoon, racoon dog, badger (tanuki) Japan
Radio Day (denpa no hi) Japan
Radish (daikon) Japan. Pickled radish, takuan.
Raft (ikada) rafting timber Japan
Rail, water rail (kuina) Japan. Rallus aquaticus
Railway Haiku Train station, Platform ... related words.

.. .. .. .. Rain in various KIGO (Japan)
... Rain on Cherry Blossoms (hana no ame) Japan
... Rainbow (niji) Japan
... Raincoat, straw raincoat (mino) Japan
... Rain Gutters Cleaning 　North America. (eavestroughs)
... Rain Rituals (amagoi) Japan. Rain Dance, Rain Prayer, Regenzauber
... Rainy Season (tsuyu) Japan

Rakugo, comic storytelling performances Japan

Ramadan
..... Ramazan, Berat Kandil Turkey 　 Leylatul Berat, Laylatul Barat　
..... -- Ramadhan in Kenya 　　
..... Ramadan ends (Idd ul Fitr) Kenya. Ramadhan

Rapeseed blossoms (na no hana) Japan. rapeseed harvest and more
Rattan chair (too isu) rattan mats ... Japan

Raw fish, sashimi, sushi and .. rice balls (onigiri) Japan

Red, the color red (kurenai, akai) Japan. cinnabar, akane . . .
Redcurrants Ireland, Europe. Rote Johannisbeeren
Redwing, Red-wing (Turdus iliacus) North America
Reed cutting (ashikari) Japan
Reed warbler (yoshikiri, gyoogyooshi) Japan

Refrigerator (reizooko) Japan
Reformation Day (Reformationsfest, Germany)
Renku ... linked poetry
Republic Day January 26 (India)
Retreat for monks (ango) Japan. varshika or vassa

Rhinoceros beetle (kabutomushi) Japan
Rhode Island USA
Rhododendron (shakunage, sekinan ) Japan

Ribbon (ribon) Japan

..... Rice plants (ine) Japan. A list of kigo. New rice (shinmai)
Rice fields(tanbo, tanada) Japan. A list of kigo.
Rice (gohan, meshi) as food. Japan
Rice balls (nigiri, o-nigiri, musubi, yaki-onigiri
Rice cake offerings for the New Year (kagami mochi) Japan
Rice cakes (mochi) for SPRING a KIGO list
Rice gruel (kayu) Japan. rice porridge, congee in many kigo. Oatmeal porridge. Reisbrei, Haferbrei
Rice wine (ricewine) sake, Japan Reiswein

River(kawa) Japan, worldwide. rapids, waterfall ...
River mist Ireland

Road (michi) path, way. Japan
Roadside sanctuaries, wayside shrines (tsujidoo) Japan
Robin, the Bird American Robin (Turdus migratorius) . European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Rock, boulder (iwa) and stones Japan
Roe, fish roe dishes (sujiko and many others) Japan
Rollerskates (India, worldwide) Rollerblades

.. .. .. .. .. Romanian Saijiki

"Rosary Beads Plant" : Juzudama "Beads of the Rosary" Job's tears, a plant. And more about the rosary (nenju, juzu) in Japan!
Rose (bara) Japan. Worldwide
Rose of Sharon (mukuge) / Hibiscus (bussooge) Japan . Yemen
Roundness (hito-marume), round things Japan

Rubber plantIreland
Rumpot (Rumtopf) Germany
Running of the Bulls (El Encierro) Spain

. Russia, Russland .

Ryokan Day .. Ryokan-ki, Ryokan Memorial Day (Japan)

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Contents from K to M

Contents from N to R

Contents of S

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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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