Plants in Spring ... SAIJIKI

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Plants in Spring

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Spring
***** Category: Plant

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Explanation





Many plants have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in spring, this has to be added explicitly

xxx in spring

Please check the entries carefully!

Some plants have their BUDS in spring!


LIST of the Plants in our WKD database

. PLANTS in all Spring Kigo 　


kusa くさ【草】
this word is used for all kinds of grass, weeds, herbs, wild plants and such.


. Rice plants in spring .


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Kigo for early spring

aze aomu 畦青む 【あぜあおむ】 paddy-ridges turn green
dote aomu 土手青む 【どてあおむ】 river embankments turn green / embankment turns green
nono no me ものの芽 【もののめ】 mono no me, some buds/sprouts
..... monome 物芽 (ものめ) buds/sprouts of various plants


furukusa 古草 (ふるくさ) old plants and sprouts
(among the new ones)

kusa aomu 草青む (くさあおむ ) sprouts getting green
aokusa 青草（あおくさ）green sprouts
kusa no me 草の芽 (くさのめ) sprouts of grasses
..... takusa no me 名草の芽（なくさのめ）


shitamoe 下萌 (したもえ) sprouts and shoots
kusamoe 草萌 (くさもえ) plant sprouts/shoots

wakagaeru kusa 若返る草（わかがえるくさ）
"sprouts and grasses getting young again"
komagaeru kusa 駒返る草 (こまがえるくさ)
..... kusa komagaeru 草駒返る（くさこまがえる）



yukimagusa 雪間草 (ゆきまぐさ) plants peeking out of a break in the snow

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nekonomesoo, neko no me soo 猫の眼草 (ねこのめそう)
"cat's eye plant"
yamaneko no me soo 山猫眼草（やまねこのめそう）
hana nekonomesoo 花猫眼草（はなねこのめそう）
tsuru nekonomesoo 蔓猫眼草（つるねこのめそう)
miyama nekonomesoo 深山猫眼草（みやまねこのめそう）
Chrysosplenium grayanum
- - - - - and
charumerusoo ちゃるめる草 (ちゃるめるそう)
Mitella furusei Ohwi



mansaku 金縷梅 (まんさく) witch hazel
..... gin roobai 銀縷梅（ぎんろばい）
Hamamelis japonica
Zaubernussgewächse



suzume no katabira 雀の帷子 (すずめのかたびら)
annual meadow grass
"officila hat for a sparrow"
Poa annua


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Kigo for mid-spring


futaba 双葉 (ふたば) (the first ) two leaves of a plant
a kind of bud, cotyledon
..... futaba 二葉（ふたば）



hama kanzashi 浜簪 (はまかんざし) Armeria
matsuba kanzashi 仲春 松葉簪（まつばかんざし）
arumeria アルメリア shrift lady's cushion, sea pinks
hana kanzashi 花簪 (はなかんざし)
roodanse ローダンセ Rhodanthe, Swan river everlasting
heriputeramu ヘリプテラム Helipterum roseum Benth


hitori shizuka 一人静 (ひとりしずか) Chloranthus japonicus
Yoshino shizuka 吉野静（よしのしずか）
mayuhakisoo、眉掃草（まゆはきそう）


kijimushiro 雉蓆 (きじむしろ) Potentilla sprengeliana


mizukusa ou 水草生ふ (みずくさおう) みづくさおふ） waterweeds grow
... 水草生う (みくさおう) waterweeds grow
mogusa ou 藻草生う (もぐさおう) duckweed grows
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ukikusa oisomu 萍生い初む (うきくさおいそむ) floating weeds grow
... ukikusa ou 萍生う（うきくさおう）
(kinds of duckweed)
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junsai ou 蒪菜生う（じゅんさいおう）
..... nunawa ou 蒪生う (ぬなわおう)
Water shield (junsai 蓴菜)



shokatsusai 諸葛菜 (しょかつさい) Orychophragmus violaceus
murasaki hanana むらさきはなな Hanadaikon
oo araseitoo おおあらせいとう
or Hesperis matronalis



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Kigo for late spring

suzumegakure 雀隠れ (すずめがくれ) "enough to hide a sparrow"
when plants are just beginning to grow


wakakusa 若草 (わかくさ) "young plants"
..... wakakusa 嫩草（わかくさ）
niigusa 新草（にいくさ）new plants
kusa wakashi 草若し（くさわかし）plants are young
wakakusa no 若草野（わかくさの）field with young plants

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araseitoo 紫羅欄花 (あらせいとう) Matthiola, Mathiola
sutokku ストック Stock
ko araseitoo こあらせいとう, hime araseitoo ひめあらせいとう
nioi araseitoo 香あらせいとう（においあらせいとう）
Levkoje, Matthiola incana



ashibi 馬酔木 (あしび) Japanese andromeda blossoms
hana ashibi 花馬酔木（はなあしび）,
asebi あせび、asebo あせぼ、asemi あせみ、ashibu あしぶ
Lavendelheide, Pieris japonica


ashitaba 明日葉 (あしたば) "tomorrow plant"
Angelica keiskei - Engelwurze
If you pick the young leaves today for food, they are grown back tomorrow.
Grows well on the Izu islands.


ebine 化偸草 (えびね) Calanthe discolor (orchidee)
..... 海老根（えびね）. yabu ebine 藪えびね（やぶえびね）、
yama ubara 山うばら（やまうばら）
shishinokubisu no ku ししのくびすの木（ししのくびすのき）
suzufurisoo 鈴ふり草（すずふりそう）
ki ebine 黄えびね（きえびね）yellow Ebine


erika エリカ Erika
fam. Ericaceae


futari shizuka 二人静 (ふたりしずか)　Chloranthus serratus
kitsunegusa 狐草（きつねぐさ）"fox plant"
saotomebana 早乙女花（さおとめばな）


gakidooshi 垣通 (かきどおし) Glechoma hederacea grandis
rensensoo 連銭草（れんせんそう）, kantorisoo 疳取草（かんとりそう）
bateisoo 馬蹄草（ばていそう）"horseshoe-shaped plant"


ginran 銀蘭 (ぎんらん) "silver orchid"
sasaba ginran 笹葉銀蘭（ささばぎんらん）
Cephalanthera erecta



hanaikada, hana ikada 花筏 (はないかだ)
Helwingia japonica blossoms
mamakko ままっこ


hahakogusa 母子草 (ははこぐさ) Gnaphalium affine
kind of cottonweed. Baumwollgras
hookogusa 鼠麹草（ほうこぐさ）hohoko ははこ, hooko ほうこ
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chichikogusa 父子草 (ちちこぐさ)
Gnaphalium japonicum


hamadaikon, hama daikon no hana - Raphanus sativus
浜大根の花 (はまだいこんのはな)
..... hamadaiko 浜大根（はまだいこ）


hanazuoo 紫荊 (はなずおう) sappan
suoo no hana 蘇枋の花（すおうのはな） sappan flowers
Caesalpinia sappan
Ostindisches Rotholz


hatankyoo no hana 巴旦杏の花 (はたんきょうのはな)
Japanese plum blossoms
ぼたんきょうの花（ぼたんきょうのはな）
Prunus salicina Lindl . Prunus salicina
or
almond, Prunus amygdalus


hatazao no hana 旗竿の花 (はたざおのはな)
flower of Arabis glabra


heriotoroppu ヘリオトロープ Heliotrope
nioi murasaki においむらさき "fragrant violett"
koosuiboku 香水木（こうすいぼく）"perfume tree"



hikinokasa, hiki no kasa 蛙の傘 (ひきのかさ)
Ranunculus extorris.　Ranunculus ternatus. dreizähniger Hahnenfuß
lit. "umbrella of a frog"
kokinbooge 小金鳳花（こきんぽうげ）
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kinpooge 金鳳花 (きんぽうげ)
..... 金鳳華 、毛茛（きんぽうげ
uma no ashigata うまのあしがた
Ranunculus japonicus
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kitsune no botan 狐の牡丹 (きつねのぼたん) "fox peony"
mookon 毛茛（もうこん）
Ranunculus quelpaertensis



hisakaki no hana 柃の花 (ひさかきのはな) hisakaki blossoms
nocha 野茶（のちゃ）"wild tea"
Eurya japonica Thunb
used in place of sakaki for Shinto offerings



ikarisoo 錨草 (いかりそう) arrenwort, bishop's hat
fairy wings, horny goatweed
Epimedium grandiflorum



juunihitoe 十二単 (じゅうにひとえ) Ajuga nipponensis
flowers in violet or white



kaidoo 海棠 (かいどう ) aronia
hana kaidoo 花海棠（はなかいどう）
nemreru hana 睡れる花（ねむれるはな）"sleeping flower"
hana kaidoo 垂糸海棠（はなかいどう）, kaidoo 海紅（かいこう）
Malus halliana. Zierapfelbaum
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shukaidoo 秋海棠 (しゅうかいどう) aronia in autumn
kigo for early autumn



. Kaidoo Ki 海棠忌 Kaido Memorial Day .
Kume Santei 久米三汀, February 29

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kamojigusa 髢草 (かもじぐさ) Agropyron tsukushiensis
katsuragusa 鬘草（かつらぐさ）"wig plant"
hinakusa 雛草（ひなくさ）"Hina princess plant"


kanokosoo 纈草 (かのこそう) Valeriana officinalis
..... 鹿子草（かのこそう）
haru ominaeshi はるおみなえし
Baldrian


kazunokogusa 数の子草 (かずのこぐさ) Beckmannia syzigachne
kazunoko is a kind of fish roe.


kinran 金蘭 (きんらん) "gold orchid"
Cephalanthera falcata


. kinsenka 金盞花 (きんせんか) marigold .
..... jooshunka 常春花（じょうしゅんか）
..... chooshunka 長春花（ちょうしゅんか）
tokishirazu ときしらず
too kinsen 唐金盞（とうきんせん）Chinese calendula
kinsensoo 金盞草（きんせんそう）
karenjura カレンジュラ Calendula officinalis
Ringelblume


kodemari no hana 小粉団の花 こでまりのはな spiraea blossoms
dangobana 団子花（だんごばな）
..... kodemari no hana 小手毬の花 / 小手鞠の花（こでまりのはな）
こでまりの花（こでまりのはな）
Spiraea cantoniensis. Kantonspierstrauch


kumagaisoo 熊谷草 (くまがいそう) type of ladies slippers orchid
hoteisoo 布袋草（ほていそう）"Hotei orchid"
horokakegusa ほろかけぐさ, oobukurobana おおぶくろばな
kumagaesoo くまがえそう
Cypripedium japonicum



mamushigusa 蝮蛇草 (まむしぐさ) "poisonous snake plant"
hebi no daihachi 蛇の大八（へびのだいはち）
yama konnyaku 山蒟蒻（やまこんにゃく）mountain konnyaku plant
Arisaema serratum. orchid


muresuzume 群雀 (むれすずめ) Caragana sinica
lit. "a flock of sparrows"
..... kinkeiji 錦鶏児（きんけいじ）



ogatama 黄心樹の花 (おがたまのはな) Ogatama blossoms
..... ogatama mokuren 黄心樹木蓮（おがたまもくれん）
Michelia compressa


okisarisu オキザリス oxalis
hanakatabami はなかたばみ
Oxalis corniculata, wood sorrel
. suiba 酸葉 (すいば) garden (cock) sorrel, sour dock .



roberia ロベリア Lobelia
rurichoochoo 瑠璃蝶々（るりちょうちょう）"lapislazuli butterfly"
Lobelia erinus

rurisoo 瑠璃草 (るりそう) Omphalodes krameri
harisoo 玻璃草（はりそう）yama rurisoo 山瑠璃草（やまるりそう）



sankirai no hana 山帰来の花 (さんきらいのはな)
blossoms of Similax glabra
game no ki no hana がめの木の花（がめのきのはな）
sarutori ibara さるとりいばら
kakara かから
gandachi ibara がんだちいばら
karatachi ibara からたちいばら
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Chinawurzel


suzume no teppoo 雀の鉄砲 (すずめのてっぽう) short awn foxtail
"gun for the sparrow"
suzume no makura 雀の枕（すずめのまくら）"pillow for the sparrow"
yarikusa 槍草（やりくさ）
suzume no yari 雀の槍（すずめのやり）spear for the sparrow"
Alopecurus aequalis



tanetsukebana 種漬花 (たねつけばな) cuckooflower, (meadow) lady's-smock
..... tagarashi 田芥（たがらし）
teiregi ていれぎ
Cardamine flexuosa


toodaigusa 燈台草 (とうだいぐさ) Sun Spurge
...... sawaurushi 沢漆（さわうるし）"swamp laquer"
suzufuribana 、鈴振花（すずふりばな）
Euphorbia helioscopia
nourushi, no urushi 野漆( のうるし) wild laquer
Euphorbia adenochlora
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2009/06/laquer-tree.html

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uguisukagura 鶯神楽 (うぐいすかぐら) Suikazura
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera gracilipes var. glabra
Fam. of Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera japonica. japanisches Geißblatt, japanische Heckenkirsche
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wakakusa 若草 (わかくさ) young grass(es)
(this includes all kinds of herbs and wildflowers)
..... 嫩草 【わかくさ】 young grass(es)
kusa wakashi 草若し (くさわかし) the grass is young
hatsukusa 初草 (はつくさ) first grass(es)
niikusa 新草 【にいくさ】 new grass(es)
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kusa no wakaba 草の若葉 (くさのわかば) young leaves of plants
..... kusa wakaba 草若葉（くさわかば）
tsuta wakaba 蔦若葉 (つたわかば) of Japanese ivy
..... tsuta no wakaba 蔦の若葉（つたのわかば）
kuzu wakaba 葛若葉 (くずわかば) of Kudzu
..... kuzu no wakaba 葛の若葉（くずのわかば）
hagi wakaba 萩若葉 (はぎわかば) of bush clover
..... waka hagi 若萩（わかはぎ）, hagi no wakaba 萩の若葉（はぎのわかば）




yukiyanagi 雪柳 (ゆきやなぎ) spir, ea
kogomebana 小米花（こごめばな）
kogomezakura 小米桜（こごめざくら）
komeyanagi ekubo no hana 、こめやなぎえくぼ花（えくぼばな）、
funsetsuka 噴雪花（ふんせつか）
Spiraea thunbergii. Spierstrauch


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Kigo for all spring

haru no kusa 春の草 (はるのくさ) plants/weeds in spring
niikusa 新草（にいくさ）new plants
..... hoosoo 芳草（ほうそう）fragrant plants
kusa koobashi 草芳し（くさこうばし）
kusa kaguwashi草かぐわし（くさかぐわし）
kusa kanbashi 草かんばし（くさかんばし）

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boofuu 防風 (ぼうふう) Glehnia
hama boofu 浜防風（はまぼうふう）Glehnia on the beach
hamanigana はまにがな
Glehnia littoralis
boofuu tsumi 防風摘み（ぼうふうつみ）picking glehnia
boofu horu 防風掘る（ぼうふうほる）digging for glehnia
boofuu toru 防風取る（ぼうふうとる）harvesting gelehnia




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Worldwide use


American Flowers in all Seasons
http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/growingflowers/flowers-and-seasons


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Things found on the way


Sansai is often used as ingredients in shoojin ryoori, and the Buddhist vegetarian cooking.
A lot of it is picked in spring.

. WASHOKU
Vegetables from the Forest : sansai 山菜



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HAIKU




雀隠れ道楽やめて犬連れて
suzumegakure dooraku yamete inu tsurete

enough to hide sparrows -
I stop my hobby and take the dog
for a walk

Kobayashi Tsukushi 小林つくし
source : sono hi sono toki saijiki


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Related words


. SPRING
the complete SAIJIKI


. WKD ... Seasonal and Regional
Complete SAIJIKI list

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Those plants mentioned above are not included.


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001 ,,, PLANTS IN SPRING . . . . . INTRODUCTION http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

002 . . . . . VEGETABLE SAIJIKI
most vegetables and their blossoms are HERE !
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html

acebia blossoms (akebi no hana). Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne
more AKEBI kigo . akebi no mezuke pickles
tsuta Japanese ivy and other vines
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/10/acebia-akebi.html

almond blossoms (hatankyoo no hana)
Prunus salicina. or Prunus amygdalus
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

amigasa lily flower, baimo no hana, amigasa yuri
Fritillaria verticillata
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/06/daylily-kanzoo.html

andromeda, Japanese andromeda (ashibi)
Pieris japonica
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

anemone, ichirinsoo. Anemone
buttercup family Ranunculaceae
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.jp/2005/01/anemone.html

aoki laurel blossoms (aoki no hana)
Aucuba japonica, kind of Japanese laurel
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.jp/2007/12/red-berries.html

apple blossoms (ringo no hana)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/01/apple-ringo-05.html

apricot blossoms (anzu no hana)
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/03/apricot-blossoms.html

aronia (kaidoo)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

asparagus (asuaragasu, asupara)
seiyoo udo. Spargel
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html

azalea (tsutsuji, satsuki)
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/azalea-tsutsuji-satsuki.html

bamboo autumn (take no aki) "autumn of the bamboo"
bamboo shoots in spring (haru no takenoko) more BAMBOO kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/02/bamboo-take.html

barley greens (aomugi)
more BARLEY kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2008/02/barley-wheat.html

beans blossoms (mame no hana) - all kinds of beans
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/beans-mame.html

bellflower buds (kikyoo no me)
bell flower. Platycodon grandiflorus.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/11/seven-herbs-autumn.html

berry blossoms LIST. berries
strawberry, raspberry, wolfsbery, elderberry, mulberry
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/berry-berries.html

birch tree blossoms (shirakaba no hana)
more TREE kigo
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/tree-ki-jumoku.html

boxwood blossoms (tsuge no hana)
Buchsbaum, Buxus microphylla
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.jp/2007/07/comb-kushi.html

bracken and fern (warabi)
a KIGO list
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html

bud, buds of trees (konome, ko no me)
a KIGO list
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/02/buds-of-trees.html

buddhas seat (hotoke no za, tabirako)
Lapsana apogonoides
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/02/buddhas-seat-hotoke-no-za.html

butterbur, coltsfood (fuki no too)
a delicacy in early spring
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/02/butterbur-fuki-no-too.html

camellia (tsubaki) , sazanka
more CAMELLIA kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/camellia-tsubaki.html

cedar blossoms (sugi no hana) . cedar pollen (sugi kafun)
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.jp/2004/10/dripping-rain.html

cherry blossoms (sakura, hana)
and viewing them, hanami . a KIGO list
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/cherry-blossoms-sakura.html

cherry tree of Daigo (daigo zakura)
Famous old tree in Okayama, Japan
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/daigo-cherry-tree.html

chickweed (hakobera)
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html

citrus fruit blossoms (kankitsurui no hana)
a KIGO list
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kankitsurui.html

clethra barbinervis picking (ryoofu tsumu, ryoobu tsumu)
rice with ryoobu, tea from ryoobu.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/verbs-used-in-kigo.html

cottonweed (gogyo)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html

crocus (kuraooasu) Krokus
Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus sieberi, etc.
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.jp/2005/03/crocus.html

cyclamen (shikuramen)
Alpenveilchen. Cyclamen persicum Mill.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/03/cyclamen.html


daffodil, daffodils (rappa suisen)
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/04/daffodil-and-narcissus.html

dandelion (tanpopo)
"lion's teeth", Lenzahn .: Taraxacum hondoense.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/04/dandelion-tanpopo.html

daphne (jinchooge)
Daphne odora
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/daphne-jinchooge.html

daruma flower (darumasoo), zen flower (zazensoo)
Symplocarpus renifolius
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/04/daruma-flower.html

daruma mikan
Citrus sulcata
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/06/mikan.html

dogtooth violet flower (katakuri no hana)
Erythronium japonicum
http://washokufood.blogspot.jp/2008/08/katakuriko.html

dogwood (hana mizuki)
Cornus florida . American yamabooshi
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/dogwood-cornus-family.html

dropwort (seri), Japanese parsley
Oenanthe javanica
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.jp/2005/06/fern-shida.html


fallen laves in spring (haru ochiba)
more FALLEN LEAVES kigo. fallen leaves of oak trees
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/fallen-leaves-ochiba.html

fern, japanese royal fern (zenmai)
Osmunda japonica. and other edible ferns
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html

field horsetail (sugina) . inu sugina
Equisetum arvense
http://fudosama.blogspot.jp/2004/12/tokusa-fudo-temple-kanagawa.html

forest in spring (haru no mori)
tree in spring (haru no ki)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/11/winter-forest-work.html

forget-me-not (wasurenagusa) Vergissmeinicht
Myosotis family.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/06/forget-me-not.html

forsythia (rengyoo)
Forsythia suspensa
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/11/wintersweet-roobai.html

freesia (fureejia) Freesie, Freesien
"fragrant snow orchid" (koosetsuran)
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.jp/2005/04/daffodil-and-narcissus.html


garlic (ninniku) Knoblauch
a KIGO list
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html

gentian in spring (haru rindoo)
Gentiana thunbergii, Gentiana zollingeri Fawcett, Gentiana squarrosa
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2010/10/gentian-rindoo.html

gingko blossoms (ichoo no hana)
Gingko biloba tree
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2004/11/gingko-trees-and-daruma.html

grape hyacinth (musukari)
Muscari armeniacum. Lampenputzer
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/07/grape-hyacinth.html

gromwell, stoneseed (wakamurasaki, murasaki)
Lithospermum erythrorhizon.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.jp/2008/06/murasaki-color.html


hawthorn blossoms (sanzashi no hana)
fam Crataegus
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/hawthorn-blossoms.html

heartleaf false pickerelweed (konagi)
Monochoria vaginalis. oval-leafed pondweed
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/05/pickerel-weed.html

helwingia japonica blossoms (hanaikada)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

hisakaki blossoms (hisakaki no hana)
Eurya japonica Thunb
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

horsetail plant (tsukushi)
Schachtelhalm. often eaten in spring
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html

hyacinth (hiyashinsu) Hyazinthe
Hyacinthus orientalis
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.jp/2005/08/hyacinth.html


iris lactea, neji ayame, barin, baren, nejibaren
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2005/09/iris-ayame.html


japanese quince blossoms (karin no hana)
Pseudocydonia sinensis
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2006/05/quince-blossom-boke-no-hana.html


keman flower (kemansoo) bleeding heart, Tränendes Herz
Dicentra spectabilis, Lamprocapnos spectabilis
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.jp/2005/08/flower-garlands.html

knotweed, Japanese knotweed (itadori)
Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html


lawn in spring (haru no shiba)
lawn and grasses in all seasons
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2008/05/lawn-shiba.html

lettuce (chisha)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html

lilac (rairakku) Flieder
Syringa vulgaris
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2010/04/lilac-flieder.html

lonicera gracilipes blossoms (usuisukagura)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html


magnolia (kobushi, mokuren)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/01/magnolia-mokuren-05.html

maple tree blossoms (kaede no hana)
more TREE kigo
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/tree-ki-jumoku.html


mimosa (mimoza)
Acacia baileyana
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2010/12/silk-tree-nemu-no-ki.html

moss pink (shibazakura)
Phlox subulata.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/01/moss-pink-shibazakura-05.html

mountain pear blossoms (yamanashi no hana)
more YAMANASHI kigo
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/05/yamanashi.html

mugwort (yomogi)
Artemisia princeps
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html

mulberry tree blossoms (kuwa no hana). mulberry buds (kuwa no me)
more MULBERRY tree and silk kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2011/06/mulberries-kuwa-no-mi.html

mustard, brown mustard blossoms (karashina)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html

myooga bamboo, myoogatake
kind of Japanese ginger
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/myoga-japanese-ginger.html


nanking cherry (yusura)
Prunus tomentosa
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/plum-ume.html

narcissus and jonquils (kizuisen)
Narcissus jonquilla
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/04/daffodil-and-narcissus.html

nashi blossoms, asian pear, japanese pear blossoms (nashi)
Pyrus serotina var. culta
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kudamono-fruits-obst.html

natsumikan blossoms, summer tangerine blossoms
(sometimes placed in summer)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kankitsurui.html

nori, laver, sea lettuce
Porphyra tenera
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/08/laver-nori.html

orange tree blossoms (karatachi no hana)
Poncirus trifoliata Rafin. more ORANGE kigo.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kankitsurui.html


paddy parsley, taseri
Oenanthe javanica.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fields-paddies-ta.html

pansy, pansies, violets (sumire)
Viola tricolor
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2006/02/pansy.html

pappas grass buds sprouting (susuki no me)
more SUSUKI and KAYA kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/10/pampas-grass-susuki.html

peach blossoms (momo no hana)
hanamomo
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/04/flower-peach-hanamomo.html

peony buds (botan no me)
more PEONY kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/peony-botan.html

pine center (matsu no shin) . young pine green (wakamidori)
more PINE kigo. pine blossom (matsu no hana) , pine pollen (matsu no kafun) ...
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/pine-matsu.html

platanus blossoms (suzukake no hana)
more PLATANUS kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/platanus-sycamore.html

plum blossoms (ume)
a KIGO list. Ume, Prunus mume, is biologically of the apricot family.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/plum-ume.html

pollen from trees (sugi kafun, matsu kafun)
more FOREST kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/11/winter-forest-work.html


quince blossom (boke no hana). Japanese quince
Chaenomeles japonica. more BOKE kigo
Marumero quince
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/05/quince-blossom-boke-no-hana.html


radish, long radish (suzushiro)
Raphanus sativus. radish blossoms (daikon no hana)
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/06/radish-daikon.html

rapeseed flowers, rape blossoms (na no hana)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/04/rape-blossoms-na-no-hana.html

raspberry blossoms (kiichigo no hana)
ki-ichigo no hana
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/berry-berries.html

reeds sprouting (ashi no me)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/10/pampas-grass-susuki.html

rocambole, wild rocambole (nobiru)
Allium grayi. kind of wild garlic.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html

rose buds (bara no me)
primrose (sakurasooo) - Primula sieboldii. Primula modesta (yukiwarisoo)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2007/06/rose-bara.html


seaweed (kaisoo)
nori, kelp, wakame, hijiki
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/seaweed-kaisoo.html

setsubun plant (setsubunsoo)
Shibateranthis pinnatifida
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2006/07/setsubun-festival-february-3.html

seven herbs of spring (haru no nanakusa)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html

sheperds purse blossoms (nazuna no hana)
and the seven herbs of spring
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html

shiitake in spring (haru shiitake)
Lentinula edodes
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/ki-no-ko-mushrooms-pilze.html

shikimi skimmia blossoms (shikimi no hana)
Skimmia japonica
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2012/05/shikimi-skimmia.html

shoot, sprout, tiller, tree bud (hikobae)
more BUD kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/02/buds-of-trees.html

silene pendula (fukuro nadeshiko)
Silene pendula, Nodding Catchfly
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.jp/2006/04/pinks-nadeshiko-05.html

similax glabra blossoms (sankirai no hana)
sarutori ibara, ...
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

snowdrop (sunooduroppu) Schneeglöckchen - Galanthus nivalis
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/snowdrops.html

spikenard (udo)
spikenard in dressing and more food
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html

spir (yukiyanagi)
Spiraea thunbergii. Spierstrauch
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

spiraea (kodemari)
Spiraea cantoniensis
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

spring chrysanthemum (shungiku) and other kinds
Chrysanthemum coronarium
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/09/shungiku.html

spring orchid (shunran)
Cymbidium virescens
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/02/spring-orchids-shunran.html

sprouts and buds (shitamoe, kusamoe)
embankments and ridges turn green
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

star anise blossoms (shikimi)
Illicium religiosum
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

starwort (yomena)
Aster yomena. Kalimeris yomena
http://washokufood.blogspot.jp/2008/08/starwort-cooked-rice.html

strawberry blossoms (ichigo no hana)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/berry-berries.html

suzuna turnip, Japanese turnip
fam. Cruciferae
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html

swamp pink (shoojoobakama)
Heloniopsis orientalis. shoojoo bakama
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.jp/2007/03/yugen-yuugen.html



thistle (azami)
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2010/10/thistle-azami.html

trees with blossoms
a KIGO list. alder, hazle, catalpa, maple, oak, torrey, spice bush, birch, bayberry
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/tree-ki-jumoku.html

trident daphne blossoms (mitsumata no hana)
Edgeworthia papyrifera
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/daphne-jinchooge.html

truffles (shooro) / Rhizopogon rubescens
scratching for truffles (shooro kaku)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/ki-no-ko-mushrooms-pilze.html

tulip (ukonokoo, botan yuri)
all kinds of tulips
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/08/tulip.html

ukogi aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianum Makino)
leaves are picked and used for tea in Yamagata
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/05/koi-carp-yamagata.html

- - - - - vegetable SAIJIKI
!! all VEGETABLE kigo !!
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html worldkigo
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vegetable SPRING . . . SAIJIKI
all SPRING vegetables
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html

vegetables sprouting (kukitachi, kuki tachi)
sprouting vegetables
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html

veronica flower, speedwell (inufuguri, inu fuguri)
Veronica didyma
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2006/10/veronica-flower.html

vetch, astralagus, milkvetch clover
Astragalus sinicus. a kind of clover blossoms
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/05/clover.html


wasabi, Japanese horseradish
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2006/08/wasabi.html

waterweeds grow (mizukusa ou)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

willow (yanagi), willow buds (yanagi no me)
pussy-willow (neko yanagi)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/03/willow-yanagi.html

winter jasmine (oobai) - Jasminum nudiflorum. Winterjasmin
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/10/sweet-osmanthus.html

wisteria (fuji) . Wisteria floribunda
wisteria trellis (fujidana) and more
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/03/wisteria-fuji.html

witch hazel (mansaku)
Hamamelis japonica
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html

wolfberry (kuko)
Lycium rhombifolium
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/08/wolfberry-cooked-rice.html


yellow rose (yamabuki), yellow mountain rose
Kerria japonica. and Chelidonium japonicus (yamabukisoo)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/12/yellow-rose-yamabuki.html

yew tree blossoms (ishii no hana)
araragi, onko. more yew tree kigo
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/12/yew-tree-ichi-i.html

young grass, young grasses (wakakusa)
first grass (niikusa) and more
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html


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. AUTUMN
the complete SAIJIKI


. WINTER
the complete SAIJIKI


. NEW YEAR
the complete SAIJIKI


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. PLANTS IN SPRING
SAIJIKI


. PLANTS IN SUMMER
SAIJIKI


. PLANTS IN AUTUMN
SAIJIKI


. PLANTS IN WINTER


. PLANTS IN the NEW YEAR
SAIJIKI



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