川柳

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

• (Tokyo) せ​んりゅう [séꜜǹryùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) せんりゅ​う [sèńryúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nɾʲɨᵝː]

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)

Derived terms

• 古(こ)川柳(せんりゅう) (ko-senryū)

See also

• 俳諧(はいかい) (haikai)
• 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku)

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

Derived terms

• 川柳(せんりゅう)点(てん) (Senryū-ten)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
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”).

Alternative forms

• 川楊
• (riverside willow, Salix gracilistyla): 楊柳

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かわや​なぎ [kàwáyáꜜnàgì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ja̠na̠ɡʲi]

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).

Alternative forms

• 川楊, 楊柳

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ja̠ɡʲi]

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