川柳
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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川 | 柳 |
せん Grade: 1 |
りゅう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
/senriu/ → /senriʲuː/ → /senrjuː/
Named after Karai Senryū (1718-1790), its creator.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- 古川柳 (ko-senryū)
Proper noun
川柳 (hiragana せんりゅう, rōmaji Senryū, historical hiragana せんりう)
- Short for 柄井川柳 (Karai Senryū): Edo-period haikai poet
- a male or female given name
Derived terms
- 川柳点 (Senryū-ten)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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川 | 柳 |
かわ Grade: 1 |
やなぎ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 川 (kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳 (yanagi, “willow”).
Alternative forms
- 川楊
- (riverside willow, Salix gracilistyla): 楊柳
Pronunciation
Noun
川柳 (hiragana かわやなぎ, katakana カワヤナギ, rōmaji kawayanagi, historical hiragana かはやなぎ, historical katakana カハヤナギ)
- (literally) a riverside willow
- Salix gilgiana, a species of willow
- Synonym of 猫柳 (nekoyanagi): the rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla
- (poetry, uncommon) senryu: comic haiku
Proper noun
川柳 (hiragana かわやなぎ, rōmaji Kawayanagi, historical hiragana かはやなぎ)
- a place name
- a surname
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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川 | 柳 |
かわ Grade: 1 |
やなぎ > やぎ Grade: S |
Irregular |
Compound of 川 (kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳 (yagi, “willow”, shorter form).
Alternative forms
- 川楊, 楊柳
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ja̠ɡʲi]
Noun
川柳 (hiragana かわやぎ, rōmaji kawayagi, historical hiragana かはやぎ)
- (literally, uncommon) a riverside willow
- (uncommon) Synonym of 猫柳 (nekoyanagi): the rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla
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