川柳

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
川 柳
せん
Grade: 1 		りゅう
Grade: S
on'yomi

/senriu/ → /senriʲuː/ → /senrjuː/

Named after Karai Senryū (1718-1790), its creator.

Pronunciation

Noun

川(せん)柳(りゅう) • (senryū) ←せんりう (senriu)?

  1. (poetry) senryu: comic haiku
    Synonyms: 狂句 (kyōku), 川柳点 (Senryū-ten)
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Proper noun

川(せん)柳(りゅう) • (Senryū) ←せんりう (Senriu)?

  1. Short for 柄井川柳 (Karai Senryū): Edo-period haikai poet
  2. a male or female given name
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Etymology 2

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川 柳
かわ
Grade: 1 		やなぎ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Compound of 川(かわ) (kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳(やなぎ) (yanagi, “willow”).

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Pronunciation

Noun

川(かわ)柳(やなぎ) or 川柳(カワヤナギ) • (kawayanagi) ←かはやなぎ (kafayanagi) or カハヤナギ (kafayanagi)?

  1. (literal) a riverside willow
  2. Salix gilgiana, a species of willow
  3. Synonym of 猫柳 (nekoyanagi): the rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla
  4. (poetry, uncommon) senryu: comic haiku

Proper noun

川(かわ)柳(やなぎ) • (Kawayanagi) ←かはやなぎ (Kafayanagi)?

  1. a place name
  2. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
川 柳
かわ
Grade: 1 		やなぎ > やぎ
Grade: S
irregular

Compound of 川(かわ) (kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳(やぎ) (yagi, “willow”, shorter form).

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Pronunciation

Noun

川(かわ)柳(やぎ) • (kawayagi) ←かはやぎ (kafayagi)?

  1. (literal, uncommon) a riverside willow
  2. (uncommon) Synonym of 猫柳 (nekoyanagi): the rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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