薫風や大文字を吹く神の杜　　　　　　子規

kumpū ya

ōmoji o fuku

kami no mori

early summer breeze

blowing on large calligraphy

shrine grove

Season word: early summer breeze (薫風　kumpū), summer

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1897, at age 30. Born

in …

心よき青葉の風や旅姿　　　　　　子規

kokoroyoki

aoba no kaze ya

tabisugata

pleasant breeze

through the green leaves

ready for the road

Season word: green leaves (青葉　aoba), summer

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1895, at age 28. Born

in Matsuyama, Shiki …

弥次郎兵衛喜多八帰る桜かな 　　　　　　子規

yajirobē

kitahachi kaeru

sakura kana

Yajirobē and Kitahachi

returning home

cherry blossoms

Season word: cherry blossom (桜sakura), spring

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1896, at age 29. Born

in Matsuyama, Shiki is credited with making …

風船のふわりふわりと日永哉 　 　　　　　子規

fūsen no

fuwari fuwari to

hinaga kana

a balloon

floating, floating

a long spring day

Season word: long spring day (日永hinaga), spring

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1896, at age 29. Born

in Matsuyama, Shiki is …

春寒き手を握りたる別哉 　　　　　　　子規

haru samuki

te o nigiritaru

wakare kana

parting —

a handshake

in the spring chill

Season word: spring chill (春寒し harusamushi), spring

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1899, at age 32. Born

in Matsuyama, Shiki is …

蒲團から首出せば年の明けて居る 　　　　子規

futon kara

kubi daseba toshi no

akete iru

poking my head 　

out of the futon

the New Year has begun

Season word: the New Year (新年shinnen), the New Year

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1897, …

ものゝふの河豚にくはるゝ悲しさよ　　　　子規

mononofu no

fugu ni kuwaruru

kanashisa yo

how tragic

warriors eaten

by globefish

Season word: globefish (河豚fugu), winter

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1892, at age 25. Born

in Matsuyama, Shiki is credited with making …

順禮の夢をひやすや松の露 　　　　　子規

junrei no

yume o hiyasu ya

matsu no tsuyu

a pilgrim’s dream

chilled by dew

from the pine needles

Season word: dewdrop (露tsuyu), autumn

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1891, at age 24. Born

in …

草の花練兵場は荒れにけり　　　　　　子規

kusa no hana

rempeijō wa

are ni keri

flowering autumn grass

the drilling field

overgrown

Season word: flowering autumn grass (草の花
kusa no hana ), autumn

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1895, at age 28. Born

in …

天狗泣き天狗笑ふや秋の風　　　　　　子規

tengu naki

tengu warau ya

aki no kaze

Tengu cries

Tengu laughs

autumn wind

Season word: autumn wind (秋の風 aki no kaze), autumn

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1892, at age 25. Born

in Matsuyama, Shiki is …

火や鉦や遠里小野の虫送　　　　　　　　子規

hi ya kane ya

tōzato ono no

mushiokuri

torches and gongs

driving out rice insects

in distant Ono village

Season word: driving out rice insects (虫送 mushiokuri), autumn

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1898, at age …

藻の花にふつと浮出る緋鯉かな　　　　　　　子規

mo no hana ni

futto ukideru

higoi kana

briefly surfacing

among waterweed blossoms

a scarlet carp　　　　　

Season word: waterweed blossom (藻の花 mo no hana), summer

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1894, at age 27. Born

in …

夕立や蛙の面に三粒ほど　　　　　　　子規

yūdachi ya

kawazu no tsura ni

mitsubu hodo

afternoon shower　

two or three raindrops

on the frog’s face

Season word: afternoon shower (夕立 yūdachi), summer

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1900, at age 33. Born

in Matsuyama, …