HAIKU
HAIKU February 2023
2023年2月1日 HAIKU
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 …
HAIKU January 2023
2023年1月1日 HAIKU
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, …
HAIKU December 2022
2022年12月1日 HAIKU
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 …
HAIKU November 2022
2022年11月1日 HAIKU
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 …
HAIKU October 2022
2022年10月1日 HAIKU
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 …
HAIKU September 2022
2022年9月1日 HAIKU
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 …
HAIKU August 2022
2022年8月1日 HAIKU
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 …
HAIKU July 2022
2022年7月1日 HAIKU
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 …
HAIKU June 2022
2022年6月1日 HAIKU
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, …
HAIKU May 2022
2022年5月1日 HAIKU
大風の俄に起こる幟かな 子規
ōkaze no
niwakani okoru
nobori kana
carp streamers
lifted in the sudden gale
Season word: carp streamer (幟 nobori), summer
Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1894, at age 27. Born
in Matsuyama, Shiki is credited with …
HAIKU April 2022
2022年4月1日 HAIKU
入口も桜出口も桜かな
iriguchi mo
sakura deguchi mo
sakura kana
cherry blossoms
from the entrance to the exit
cherry blossoms
Season word: cherry blossom (桜
sakura), spring
Composed by Masaoka Shiki in1896, at age 29. Born
in Matsuyama, Shiki is …
HAIKU March 2022
2022年3月1日 HAIKU
永き日や衛門三郎浄瑠璃寺 子規
nagaki hi ya
emon saburo
jōruriji
lengthening days
Emon Saburo
Jōruriji Temple
Season word: lengthening days(日永 hinaga), spring
Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1896, at age 29. Born
in Matsuyama, Shiki is credited with making haiku …
HAIKU February 2022
2022年2月1日 HAIKU
こゝぢやあろ家あり梅も咲て居る 子規
koko ja aro
ie ari
ume mo saiteoru
it must be here
a house with
a blooming plum tree
Season word: plum (梅 ume), spring
Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1894, at age 27. Born
in …
