炎天や草に息つく旅の人　　　　　　　子規

enten ya

kusa ni ikitsuku

tabi no hito

burning sun

taking a rest on the grass

a traveler

Season word: burning sun (炎天
enten), summer

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

in …

書に倦まばお堀の松を見て涼め　　　　　　　子規

sho ni umaba

ohori no matsu o

mite suzume

tired of reading?

look at the pine trees by the moat

and feel cool

Season word: cooling oneself (涼みsuzumi), summer

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1896, …

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 …