Season of autumn ... SAIJIKI START

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. HEAVEN kigo in Autumn .

. EARTH kigo in Autumn .

. HUMANITY kigo in Autumn .

. OBSERVANCE kigo in Autumn .

. PLANTS kigo in Autumn .

. ANIMALS kigo in Autumn .

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The category Season of Autumn

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Autumn
***** Category: Season


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Explanation

In the category SEASON, we have to consider the problems with the Asian lunar calendar and the changes to our modern times with respect to the names of months.
A lot of these expressions remind of the Chinese lore and legends of old.

In a worldwide context, we have to consider the differences of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, see below.


. The Asian Lunar Calendar . . Reference


spring begins, February 4, risshun 立春
summer begins, May 6, rikka　立夏
autumn begins, August 8, risshuu　立秋
winter begins, November 7, rittoo　立冬


Early autumn: 8 Aug – 7 Sep
Mid-autumn: 8 Sep – 7 Oct
Late autumn: 8 Oct – 6 Nov



Risshū (立秋): August 7—Beginning of autumn
Shosho (処暑): August 23—Limit of heat
Hakuro (白露): September 7—White dew
Shūbun (秋分): September 23—Autumnal equinox, middle of autumn
Kanro (寒露): October 8—Cold dew
Sōkō (霜降): October 23—Frost descent


. Names of old Japanese months
and the 24 solar sections ( nijuyon sekki　二十四節気 )
and the 72 seasonal points ( shichijuuni koo 七十二候 )


Autumn, autumntime

aki 秋 (あき)
..... yooshun 陽春（ようしゅん）
..... hooshun 芳春（ほうしゅん）(spring with flowers)

hakutei 白帝（はくてい）/ kinshuu 金秋（きんしゅう）"golden autumn" /kooshuu 髙秋（こうしゅう）"high autumn" / hakushuu 白秋（はくしゅう）"white autumn"
according the the theory of five elements of China
Read more about this interesting aspect of
. WKD : Deities of the Four Seasons
Hakutei 白帝 White Emperor
and Tatsuta-Hime Tazutahime 竜田姫 / 立田姫



sanshuu 三秋（さんしゅう）"three autumn divisions"
three months of autumn

kyuushuu 九秋（きゅうしゅう） "nine autumn divisions"
the 90 days of autumn
(according to the lunar calendar)


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Some kigo about AUTUMN have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in spring, this has to be added explicitly

xxx in autumn

Please check the entries carefully!


. AUTUMN
the complete SAIJIKI


. AUTUMN
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Kigo for early autumn


fumizuki 文月 ふみづき seventh lunar month
"literary month" 8 Aug – 7 Sep
..... fuzuki 文月（ふづき）
..... fumihirogezuki 文披月（ふみひろげづき） "opening letters" month
exchanged for the tanabata festival
tanabatazuki 七夕月（たなばたづき）month with the tanabata star festival
..... tanayozuki 七夜月（ななよづき）
omniaeshizuki 女郎花月（おみなえしづき）month with ominaeshi golden lace flowers
aki hazuki 秋初月（あきはづき）first month of autumn
ryoogetsu 涼月（りょうげつ）cool month

shingetsu 親月（しんげつ）"month with relatives"
month when visiting the ancestors graves (o-bon festival)
sengetsu 餞月（せんげつ）"month giving parting presente" (to the ancesters at o-bon)
rangetsu 蘭月（らんげつ）orchid month
soogetsu 相月（そうげつ）
medataizuki めであい月（めであいづき）

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hazuki jin 葉月尽（はづきじん） leaf month ending
hachigatsu jin 八月尽 はちがつじん eighth month ending
JIN usually denotes the end of a month, but here it refers to the awaiting its end, while still in the middle of the summer holidays.



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Kigo for mid-autumn


chuuchuu 仲秋 (ちゅうしゅう / 中秋 )
middle of autumn
..... aki nakaba 秋半ば（あきなかば）
..... naka no aki 仲の秋（なかのあき）
In the lunar calendar, this was the 15th day of the eighth month.
On this night, the full moon of autumn was at its best. The typhoon seasen had eased down by that time and the weather was usually pleasant.


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. hazuki 葉月 (はづき)leaf month 　
eighth lunar month, 8 Sep – 7 Oct


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mizu hajimete karu 水始めて涸る (みずはじめてかる)
water dries out for the first time

October 3 and 4 in the new calendar


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nihyaku tooka 二百十日 (にひゃくとおか) 210th day
after the beginning of spring in the lunar calendar
nihyaku hatsuka 二百二十日（にひゃくはつか） 220th day
yakubi 厄日（やくび）bad day, day with a bad omen
mae nanoka 前七日（まえなぬか）
kazematsuri, kaze matsuri 風祭（かぜまつり）wind festival
kazehimachi 風日待（かぜひまち）waiting for days with wind

Now around September 1.
This is the season when typhoons come to Japan and the rice crop is in great danger.


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shuubun 秋分 (しゅうぶん) "middle of autumn"
from September 23— Autumnal equinox
The 24 solar seasons

kaminari koe o osamu 雷声を収む（かみなりこえをおさむ）
"the voice of thunder stops"
The typhoon season is past its prime.


ryuu fuchi ni hisomu 龍淵に潜む (りゅうふちにひそむ)
"dragon hides in the riverbank"
in contrast to spring, when the dragon goes toward heaven


. Autumn Equinox (aki higan) 秋彼岸 　


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Kigo for late autumn


nagatsuki,nagazuki 長月 (ながつき) "long month"
the ninth lunar month, now 8 Oct – 6 Nov
LONG here refers to the nights getting longer.

kikuzuki 菊月（きくづき）chrysanthemum month
... kikuzakizuki 菊咲月（きくざきづき）
kiku no aki 菊の秋（きくのあき）autumn with chrysanthemums

irodoru tsuki 色どる月（いろどるつき）colorful month
momijizuki 紅葉月（もみはづき）month with red leaves
kozue no tsuki 梢の月（こずえのつき）month with treetops

nezemezuki 寝覚月（ねざめづき）
month when it is hard to get up in the morning

inekarizuki 稲刈月（いねかりづき）month for cutting rice
odagarizuki 小田刈月（おだかりづき）harvest month
kooju 紅樹（こうじゅ）"red-leaved tree"
gengetsu 玄月（げんげつ） "dark month"

It is a month for chrysanthemum festivals and more full moon-viewing parties.


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Kigo for all autumn


aki no hi 秋の日 (あきのひ) sun in autumn
..... akibi 秋日（あきび）
aki hinata 秋日向（あきひなた）sunny place in autumn
aki hikage 秋日影（あきひかげ）shadow in autumn


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richi no shirabe 律の調べ (りちのしらべ) the sound of richi
richi no kaze 律の風（りちのかぜ） wind of richi

According to the ancient Chinese theory, there are two musical pitches, richi and ryo (呂).
In China, richi refers to the YANG-side of spring, ryo to the YIN-side of autumn.
In Japan, it is just the other way. richi is an expression of the feeling of melancholy in autumn.
ryo on the other hand is not a kigo.
律呂調陽



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Worldwide use

Northern and Southern Hemisphere

If there is not specific mention, a calendar reference kigo refers to the Northern Hemisphere as its place of origin, since haiku and the saijiki concept originates in Japan.
For the Southern Hemisphere, add six months.
For a calendar reference kigo originating in the Southern Hemisphere, add six months to get to its Northern counterpart.

. WKD : calendar reference kigo



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Things found on the way


つまごとの　りちのしらべに　通ひきて
こえおもしろき　軒の松風　

tsumagoto no richi no shirabe ni tsuuikite
koe omoshiroki noki no matsukaze

Through the window of my hut:
The sound of a koto
Searching for the right melody
Mingling with the sound
Of the autumn wind blowing in the pines.

Rengetsu 蓮月

Look at a tea cup with this inscription :

. Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣 蓮月 .


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HAIKU


曇るまま二百十日を忘じけり
kumoru mama nihyaku tooka o boojikeri

still in clouds -
forgetting all about
the twohundred and tenth day

Shimada Seihoo 嶋田青峰（1882 ～1944）


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BACKUP of the YAHOO list


000 ..... AUTUMN ... The Complete Saijiki . . . . . INTRODUCTION http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html

A autumn (aki) ..... the basics http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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Deities of Autumn, Hakutei and Princess Tatsutahime http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/saho-hime-tatsuta-hime.html
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august (hachigatsu) more poetic names for this and the eighth lunar month http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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autumn at its best (akimeku, aki meku) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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autumn begins (aki hajime) a KIGO list. http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-beginning.html
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autumn coming to an end (yuku aki) a KIGO list. end of autumn http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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autumn deepens (aki fukashi) aki fukaki tonari wa nani o suru hito zo BASHO http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/autumn-deepens-aki-fukashi.html
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autumn equinox (aki higan) more EQUINOX kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-equinox-aki-higan.html
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autumn is late, late autumn (banshuu) a KIGO list. http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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autumn wind month (akikaze zuki) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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bright autum weather (aki urara) and bright spring weather http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-peace-nodoka.html
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chrysanthemum month (kikuzuki) time for chrysanthemum festivals http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/chrysanthemum-kiku.html
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clear autumn (aki sumu, sawayaka) more CLEAR weather kigo http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/crisp-cool-sawayaka.html
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cold feeling (hiyayaka) cold rain (amabie), susamaji ... a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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cold in autumn (aki samu) COLD ... a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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cool month (ryoozuki) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
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coolness in autumn (shuuryoo) first autumn cool (hajimete suzushi). a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/cool-cold-chilly.html
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dew is cold, cold dew (kanro) more DEW kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/04/dew-tsuyu.html
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dusk in autumn (aki no kure) kara eda ni karasu no tomari keri aki no kure. BASHO http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/autumn-dusk-aki-no-kure.html
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dusk, twilight in autumn (aki no kure) more DUSK kigo http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/autumn-dusk-aki-no-kure.html
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eighth month coming to an end (hachigatsu jin) hazuki jin http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
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evening coldness (yoi samu) more EVENING kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/evening-yuube-yoi.html
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evening in autumn (aki no yoi) more EVENING kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/evening-yuube-yoi.html
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geese coming month (kariku zuki) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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hakuro (white dew) from September 7 one of the 24 solar seasons http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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harvest month, cutting rice month http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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hassaku (first day of the eighth lunar month) now first of september http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/03/august-1-hassaku.html
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hazuki (eighth lunar month) a KIGO list http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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heat lingering, lingering heat (zanshoo) more AUTUMN kigo http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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kaminari koe o osamu, kaminari koe o osamu one of the 24 solar seasons http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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long night (yonaga) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/12/long-day-nagaki-hi.html
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melancholic wind of autumn (richi no kaze) richi no shirabe. some Chinese theory http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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melancholy in autumn, autumn melancholy (aki sabu) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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middle of autumn (chuushuu) aki nakaba http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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moon viewing month (tsukimi zuki) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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morning in autumn (aki no asa) more MORNING kigo. cold morning (asa samu) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/morning-asa.html
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nagatsuki, nagazuki "long month" ninth lunar month, now october. a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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night coldness (yosamu) more NIGHT kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/night-yoru.html
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night in autumn (aki no yo) more NIGHT kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/night-yoru.html
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ninth lunar month is over kugatsu jin http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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noon in autumn (aki no hiru) more NOON kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/noon-daytime-hiru.html
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october (juugatsu) nagatsuki as lunar month http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2007/03/october-juugatsu.html
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red leaves month (momijizuki) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/12/leaf-watching-momijigari.html http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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ryuu fuchi ni hisomu "dragon hides in the riverbank" http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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september (kugatsu) the ninth month http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/09/september-kugatsu.html
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shoshoo . one of the 24 solar seasons : August 23 . " Limit of heat" http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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shrine day in autumn (shuusha) time for autumn thanksgiving http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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skin feels cold ( hada samu) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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sookoo (frost decent) one of the 24 solar seasons. from October 23 http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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sun in autumn (aki no hi) shadow in autumn (aki hikage) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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tanabata month with star festival more TANABATA kigo http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/star-festival-tanabata.html
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twohundred and tenth day 210 (after lunar spring) nihyaku tooka and more about "wind festival" http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
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water dries out for the first time mizu hajimete karu http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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wind festival (kaze matsuri) at the 210th day after lunar spring http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
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winter is nearby (fuyu donari) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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wolf making offerings of wild beasts (ookami kemono o matsuri) one of the 24 solar seasons http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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zzz ... AUTUMN ... the complete SAIJIKI BACK to the BLOG http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html

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