川柳

/senriu/ → /senriʲuː/ → /senrjuː/

Named after Karai Senryū (1718-1790), its creator.

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) せ​んりゅう [séꜜǹryùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) せんりゅ​う [sèńryúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nɾʲɨᵝː]

川柳 (hiragana せんりゅう, rōmaji senryū, historical hiragana せんりう)

1. (poetry) senryu: comic haiku

   Synonyms: 狂句 (kyōku), 川柳点 (Senryū-ten)

• 古 (こ)川柳 (せんりゅう) (ko-senryū)

• 俳諧 (はいかい) (haikai)
• 俳 (はい)句 (く) (haiku)

川柳 (hiragana せんりゅう, rōmaji Senryū, historical hiragana せんりう)

1. Short for 柄井川柳 (Karai Senryū): Edo-period haikai poet
2. a male or female given name

• 川柳 (せんりゅう)点 (てん) (Senryū-ten)

Compound of 川 (かわ) (kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳 (やなぎ) (yanagi, “willow”).

• 川楊
• (riverside willow, Salix gracilistyla): 楊柳

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かわや​なぎ [kàwáyáꜜnàgì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ja̠na̠ɡʲi]

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)

1. (literally) a riverside willow
2. Salix gilgiana, a species of willow
3. Synonym of 猫柳 (nekoyanagi): the rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla
4. (poetry, uncommon) senryu: comic haiku

川柳 (hiragana かわやなぎ, rōmaji Kawayanagi, historical hiragana かはやなぎ)

1. a place name
2. a surname

Compound of 川 (かわ) (kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳 (やぎ) (yagi, “willow”, shorter form).

• 川楊, 楊柳

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ja̠ɡʲi]

川柳 (hiragana かわやぎ, rōmaji kawayagi, historical hiragana かはやぎ)

1. (literally, uncommon) a riverside willow
2. (uncommon) Synonym of 猫柳 (nekoyanagi): the rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla