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    3. 季語

    季語

    季き語ご

    seasonal word (in haiku)

    KMT8News #19+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentLiteratureKanji Vocab22 strokes

    きご

    Noun

    1.
    seasonal word (in haiku)

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    俳はい句くには季き語ごが必ひつ要ようです。

    Haiku requires a seasonal word.

    KMT6LiteratureCulture & Traditions
    「桜さくら」は春はるの代だい表ひょう的てきな季き語ごです。

    “Cherry blossoms” is a representative seasonal word for spring.

    KMT8LiteratureNature & EnvironmentCulture & Traditions
    現げん代だい俳はい句くでは、伝でん統とう的てきな季き語ごにとらわれない作さく品ひんも増ふえている。

    In modern haiku, works that are not bound by traditional seasonal words are also increasing.

    KMT8LiteratureCulture & Traditions
    「蝉せみ時し雨ぐれ」は夏なつの季き語ごで、夏なつの暑あつさや賑にぎやかさを表ひょう現げんする。

    “Cicada chorus” is a summer seasonal word, expressing the heat and liveliness of summer.

    KMT8LiteratureNature & Environment
    季き語ご一ひとつで、その俳はい句くが詠よまれた季き節せつや情じょう景けいが鮮せんやかに浮うかび上あがる。

    With just one seasonal word, the season and scene depicted in the haiku vividly come to mind.

    KMT9LiteratureCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    季
    seasons
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
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