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, …

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 …