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. HEAVEN in SPRING - SAIJIKI

. EARTH in SPRING ... SAIJIKI

. FESTIVALS in SPRING ... SAIJIKI

. HUMANITY in SPRING ... SAIJIKI

. ANIMALS in Spring ... SAIJIKI 　

. PLANTS in Spring ... SAIJIKI 　

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The Season of Spring

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Spring
***** 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 spring : February 4 to March 5
Mid-spring : March 6 to April 4
Late spring : April 5 to May 5


Risshun (立春): February 4—Beginning of spring
Usui (雨水): February 19—Rain water
Keichitsu (啓蟄): March 5—awakening of hibernated (insects)
Shunbun (春分): March 20—Vernal equinox, middle of spring
Seimei (清明): April 5—Clear and bright
Kokuu (穀雨): April 20—Grain rain

. 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 )



SPRING, springtime

haru 春 (はる)
..... yooshun 陽春（ようしゅん）
..... hooshun 芳春（ほうしゅん）(spring with flowers)


tootei 東帝（とうてい）/ seitei 靑帝（せいてい）/ sootei 蒼帝（そうてい）
according the the theory of five elements of China
Read more about this interesting aspect of
. WKD : Deities of the Four Seasons
Seitei 青帝 Green emperor
and Saho-Hime / Sao-hime 佐保姫 （さほひめ)



sanshun 三春（さんしゅん）"three spring divisions"
three months of spring

kyuushun 九春（きゅうしゅん） "nine spring divisions"
the 90 days of spring
(according to the lunar calendar)




The New Year in Haiku lasts from January 1 to 15.

Shoogatsu used to co-incide with the first month of spring in the old lunar calendar, from the new moon to the full moon on the 15.

. SAIJIKI ... the NEW YEAR


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Some kigo about SPRING 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!


. SPRING KIGO LIST
Category SEASON


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Kigo for early spring


haru ososhi 春遅し（はるおそし） spring is late
..... chichun 遅春 ちしゅん
osoki haru 遅き春（おそきはる）
osoharu おそ春（おそはる）
haru chichi 春遅々（はるちち）



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kyuushoogatsu 旧正月 (きゅうしょうがつ) the lunar New Year
..... kyuushoo 旧正（きゅうしょう）
New Year according to the old calendar. "Chinese New Year"
Neujahr nach dem alten Kalender.


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mutsuki 睦月 (むつき) first lunar month
(short for : mutsubizuki むつびづき)
toshihazuki 年端月（としはづき）month at the edge of the year
hatsu haruzuki 初春月（はつはるづき）first month of spring
hatsuzorazuki 初空月（はつぞらづき）month with the first view of the sky
taroosuki 太郎月（たろうづき）"Taro-Month", "month of the eldest son"
kasumisomezuki 霞初月（かすみそめづき）month with the first mist
samidorizuki 早緑月（さみどりづき）month with early greenery

nenohizuki, ne no hi zuki 子日月（ねのひづき）
short for : ne no hi no asobi 子の日の遊び
month with the first day of the mouse

iwaizuki 祝月（いわいづき) month to celebrate

Now 4 Feb – 5 Mar . Sociable Month

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urizun うりずん spring in Okinawa
urizunbae うりずん南風（うりずんばえ）south wind in spring
orezumi おれづみ
dialect of Okinawa for uruihajime 潤い初め "beginning of the moisture time"
the time from spring till the beginning of the rainy season. Now from february till march.


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Kigo for mid-spring


chuushun 仲春 (ちゅうしゅん) mid-spring
..... haru nakaba 春なかば（はるなかば）
..... haru sanaka 春さ中（はるさなか） in the middle of spring




hatsu tsuitachi 初朔日 (はつついたち) first "first day"
..... Taroo no tsuitachi 太郎の朔日（たろうのついたち）
..... Jiroo no tsuitachi 次郎の朔日（じろうのついたち）
Now the first day of february, in many local dialects it is called this way.




kisaragi 如月 (きさらぎ) second lunar month
"wearing one more layer of silk robes, because it is still cold"
..... kinusaragi きぬさらぎ
umemizuki 梅見月（うめみづき）month for plum blossom viewing
ume tsusazuki 梅つさ月（うめつさづき）
ogussa oizuki 小草生月（おぐさおいづき）month for greens coming out
hatsuhazuki 初花月（はつはなづき）month for first plum blossoms
yukigezuki 雪消月（ゆきげづき） month of snow disappearing
corresponds to March now : March 6 to April 4.




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Kigo for late spring




hachijuuhachiya 八十八夜 (はちじゅうはちや)
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring
considered the best time for sowing seeds and picking tea leaves
achtundachtzigster Tag seit Frühlingsanfang
It used to be the 8th day of the 4th lunar month, now usually celebrated on May 2.



seimei 清明 せいめい "clear and bright"
..... seimeisetsu 清明節（せいめいせつ）
. Seimei (清明): April 5— Clear and bright
one of the the 24 solar sections
short for 清浄明潔.
The wind now blows from south-easterly regions and the land gets warmer.



yayoi 弥生 (やよい) third lunar month
hanamizuki 花見月（はなみづき）month for cherry blossom viewing
..... hanatsuzuki 花津月（はなつづき）
sahanakizuki さはなき月（さはなきづき）
sakurazuki 桜月（さくらづき）"cherry blossom month"
haru oshimizuki 春惜しみ月（はるおしみづき）month to lament the passing of spring
yumemizuki 夢見月（ゆめみづき）month to see dreams
Now April.


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Kigo for all spring

haru no hi 春の日 (はるのひ) sun in spring
..... harubi 春日（はるび）, shunjitsu 春日（しゅんじつ）
sunny day
..... shunyoo 春陽（しゅんよう）
haru hikage 春日影（はるひかげ）shadow in spring
haru hinata 春日向（はるひなた）sunny place in spring
haru no asahi 春の朝日（はるのあさひ）morning sun in spring
haru no yuuhi 春の夕日（はるのゆうひ）evening sun in spring
haru no irihi, iri-hi 春の入日（はるのいりひ）sunset in spring

more kigo about
. Sunset in Haiku


揚土のいかにも春の日也けり
agetsuchi no ika ni mo haru no hi nari keri

piles of freshly
dug earth on this
utterly spring day
tr. Chris Drake

This hokku is from 1/20 (Feb. 19) in 1805, when Issa was living in the city of Edo. Perhaps he sees piles of earth excavated at a new construction site or earth waiting to be used in a landfill -- the land area of Edo was constantly being increased by landfills that extended out into Edo Bay, now Tokyo Bay.
Or perhaps one of the many moats and canals in Edo is being dredged. Or perhaps farmers are preparing a new field on the edge of Edo. In any case, the piles of fresh earth rising near the street or bridge or embankment seem to suggest expansive openness, the earth's returning warmth and various scents, and the increasing expectations people have for the future, all of which are associated with what we usually think of when we speak of spring.

Chris Drake


. agetsuchi　揚土　grave mound .

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Observance Kigo for mid-spring

. Seimeisai 清明祭 (せいめいさい) Seimei festival 　
Okinawa. Ching-ming (or Qing-Ming, Qingming in China)


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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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HAIKU


うりずんや空満開の笑顔かな
urizun ya sora mankai no egao kana

springtime in Okinawa . . .
the sky has opened up
its smiling face

jinjin from Okinawa
http://jinjinyo.seesaa.net/article/36404512.html


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如月やいぶりがつこの噛み応へ
kisaragi ya iburigakkoo no kamigotae

it's the second month -
the great crunchiness
of smoked radish pickles

Toyama Izuko 冨山いづこ

. WASHOKU
Ibusu ... smoked food


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春の日や水さへあれば暮残り
haru no hi ya mizu sae areba kure nokori

sunshine in spring . . .
where there is some water
the twilight lingers

Kobayashi Issa


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春分の湯にすぐ沈む白タオル
shunbun no yu ni sugu shizumu shiro-taoru

in the bath on the spring exuinox
my white towel
sinks immediately

Iida Ryuta (Iida Ryuuta) 飯田龍太 (1920-2007)


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will it appear
this spring the shadow
still in hibernation


with the spring
dance of summer murmur of autumn
the snow has broken the night

Tatjana Debeljacki
Serbia, 2010


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Related words

***** Spring (haru) . . . the heaven


. SPRING KIGO LIST
Category SEASON


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early spring (sooshun) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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long day, days getting longer, daylight getting longer (hinaga, nagaki hi) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/12/long-day-nagaki-hi.html
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march (sangatsu) third month, mid-spring http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/march.html
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march comes to an end (sangatsu owaru) third month, mid-spring http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/verbs-used-in-kigo.html
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mid-spring (haru nakaba, chuushun) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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morning in spring (haru no asa) a KIGO list about MORNING http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/morning-asa.html
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night in spring (haru no yoru) a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/night-yoru.html
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night with a misty moon (oborozukiyo) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/night-yoru.html
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noon, daytime in spring (haru no hiru) a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/noon-daytime-hiru.html
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okinawa in spring . Okinawa urizun http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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peaceful spring weather (nodoka, taitoo) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-peace-nodoka.html
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seimei (clear and bright) one of the the 24 solar sections http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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signs of spring (haru meku) spring is moving in, feeling like spring http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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spring begins (haru tatsu), spring comes start of spring http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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spring deepens (haru fukashi) spring at its best (haru takenawa) and more http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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spring ending, seeing off the spring season a long KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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spring equinox, vernal equinox (shunbun, higan) a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-equinox-haru-higan.html
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spring is coming to an end (haru yuku) a . long . KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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spring is late (haru ososhi, osoi haru) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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spring shrine ( shunsha) "day of the shrine" shanichi and more http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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summer is near (natsu chikashi) a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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sun in spring (haru no hi) a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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sunset in spring (haru no yuuhi) http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/sunset-yuuhi.html
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sweat in spring (haru no ase) more SWEAT kigo http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/07/sweat-ase.html
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umemizuki, month for watching plum blossoms now March. almost as important as hanami for the cherry blossoms http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/plum-ume.html
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uo hi ni noboru "fish climb on ice" one of the lunar 72 seasonal points http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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usui "rain water" February 19. one of the 24 solar sections http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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warm (atataka) feeling pleasantly warm warmth in spring (shundan) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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warm spring (atsuki haru) and more http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html
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yayoi, third lunar month sakurazuki "cherry blossom month" and more names http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
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