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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

一年は正月に一生ハ今にあり　　　　　 子規

ichinen wa shōgatsu ni

isshō wa ima ni ari

one year is in New Year’s Day

my life is this moment

Season word: New Year’s Day (shōgatsu), New Year

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1897, at …

山里の空や師走の凧一つ　　　　　　子規

yamazato no

sora ya shiwasu no

tako hitotsu

one kite

in the mountain village sky

year-end rush

Season word: year-end (師走 shiwasu), winter

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1893, at age 26.

Born in Matsuyama, Shiki …

さらさらと竹に音あり夜の雪　　　　　　子規

sarasara to

take ni oto ari

yoru no yuki

snow at night

rustling sound

on bamboo

Season word: snow (雪yuki), winter

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1892, at age 25.

Born in Matsuyama, Shiki is …

道はたに蔓草まとふ木槿哉　　　　　子規

michibata ni

tsurukusa matou

mukuge kana

by the roadside

creepers entwine

a rose of Sharon

Season word: rose of Sharon (木槿
mukuge), autumn

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

in Matsuyama, Shiki …

秋の山御幸寺と申し天狗住む　　　　　　　　　　子規

aki no yama

mikiji to moshi

tengu sumu

the mountain called Mikiji

in autumn

where Tengu lives

Season word: autumn mountain (秋の山　aki no yama), autumn

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1895, at age 28.

Born …