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- ka 香 fragrance - kaori 薫り

ka, kaori　香り
smell, fragrance, aroma

smell, nioi 匂い

bad smell, kusai 臭い　くさい
. WKD : Smell and Fragrance in Haiku .

. koo　香 incense .


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蓮の香を目にかよはすや面の鼻
. hasu no ka o me ni kayowasu ya men no hana .
the fragrance of lotus


石の香や夏草赤く露暑し
ishi no ka ya / natsukusa akaku / tsuyu atsushi

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- 悦堂（えつだう）和尚の陰室にまゐりて

香を残す蘭帳蘭のやどり哉　
ka o nokosu ranchoo ran no yadori kana / ka o nokosu ranchō ran ga yadori kana

the remaining fragrance
of the room curtain
in a lodging of orchids . . .

written around 貞亨元年 , Basho age 41 to 51.
Basho visited the retired priest Etsudoo 悦堂和尚 Etsudo, while he was still alive or maybe after his death.
It is not quite clear what kind of orchids priest Etsudo kept in his garden or room.
The cut marker KANA is at the end of line 3.

ranchoo 蘭帳, tobari 帳, curtain, hangings, partition of a room
In this poem it might be the curtain in front of a miniature shrine for a statue in a room.

. WKD : ran　蘭 orchid, orchids .


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門に入れば蘇鉄に蘭のにほひ哉
. mon ni ireba sotetsu ni ran no nioi kana .
the fragrance of orchids

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. Oi no Kobumi 笈の小文 1688 .



source :　sixstairs.blog87 - 山田尚公


何の木の花とはしらず匂かな
nani no ki no hana to wa shirazu nioi kana


from what tree's
blossoms I know not:
such fragrance!
Tr. Barnhill


from which tree’s bloom
it comes, I do not know––
this fragrance
Tr. Ueda

At Ise Yamada 伊勢山田
Written on the 4th day of the second lunar month, 貞亨5年2月4日
After visiting the outer shrine at Ise.

I don't know from which tree
these blossoms are, -
but such a fragrance !
Tr. Gabi Greve

The cut marker KANA is at the end of line 3.


This is in memory of a waka by Saigyo

なにごとのおはしますかは知らねども
かたじけなさに涙こぼるる

nanigoto no owashimasu ka wa shirane domo
katajikenasa ni namida kobururu

What holy being
is there, I do not know
and yet
my heart feels the blessings so,
tears flow out of my eyes.
Tr. Ueda

. Saigyo 西行 and Basho .

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蘭の香や蝶の翅に薫物す
. ran no ka ya choo no tsubasa ni takimono su .
(autumn) fragrance of orchids. butterfly's wings. incense

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memorial stone in Otsu town, at the shore of Lake Biwako


さざ波や風の薫りの相拍子
さざ波や風の薫の相拍子
sazanami ya kaze no kaori no ai byooshi
sazanami ya kaze no kaori no ai byōshi

gentle waves of Lake Biwako -
matching the rhythm
with the fragrant breeze
Tr. Gabi Greve

Written in the 5th lunar month 1694 元禄7年5月, Basho age 51. Oi Nikki 笈日記

Basho was on his last trip to Kamigata and stayed in Zeze at the home of Yuutoo 能大夫游刀
Yuto, the No actor. This is the greeting ku to his host.
ai-byooshi 相拍子 is a technical term from Noh theater.



source :　Haiku Sweets from kikyou0123

sazanami　さざなみ　is a pillow word for lake Biwako　琵琶湖, especially the West side along Shiga.
- - - - - . Temple Gichuuji 義仲寺 Gichu-Ji.

While Basho stayed with Yuto, he also wrote this:

湖や暑さを惜しむ雲の峰
mizuumi ya atsusa o oshimu kumo no mine
mizu-umi ya

this lake -
the billowing clouds
still hold the heat

A cool wind comes along the lake Biwako, but the clouds above Mount Hieizan seem red in the evening sun and still hot.


sazanami ya kaze no kaori no ai byooshi
. - Haiku - the Poetry of Nouns - Matsuo Basho .

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年の市線香買ひに出でばやな
. toshi no ichi senkoo kai ni idebayana .
(winter) Year-End Market. I go out to buy some incence



. - ume ga ka 梅が香 plum fragrance - .



早稲の香や分け入る右は有磯海
わせの香や分入右は 有磯海
. wase no ka ya wakeiru migi wa Arisoumi .
fragrance of early rice Ariso-umi


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清く聞かん耳に香焼いて郭公
kiyoku kikan / mimi ni kō taite / hototogisu

burning incense
Written in 天和3年, Basho age 40.

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. WKD : Fragrant plum blossoms (ume ga ka) .




ume, sometimes spelled mume　むめ, as it was called in the Heian period.
Basho makes use of both spellings.
Prunus mume, a kind of apricot tree.

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Plum Blossom Scent (Ume Ga Ka, 1694) - A Haikai Sequence
tarns. by Haruo Shirane

In the plum blossom scent
the sun pops up --
a mountain path
Basho

Here there pheasants
crying as they fly away
Yaba

Beginning
house repairs in
spring's slow season
Yaba

From the city: news
of a rise in the price of rice
Basho


- - - Discussion of this sequence
In the early spring of 1694, Basho composed with Yaba in Edo a haikai sequence, "Plum Blossom Scent," ("Ume ga Ka"), and later died in the early winter of the same year. As one of his last sequences, "Plum Blossom Scent" demonstrates his "karumi" style ("lightness") developed in his last years, one that "stressed everyday common life, contemporary language and rhythm, and avoided heavy conceptualization or allusions to the past" (Shirane, p. 201).
source : neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.jp



. Shida Yaba 志太野坡 . (1662 - 1740)


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quote David Coomler
including a “formal” translation of the original;
and a rewritten “American” version.

梅が香に昔の一字あはれなり
ume ga ka ni mukashi no ichiji aware nari

In the scent of ume,
The single character “past”
is sad.

At the scent of plum blossoms,
The single word “past” –
How sad!
Tr. David Coomler


The point of the verse is the writer’s smelling the scent of plums while looking at (or writing) the single Chinese character read in Japanese as mukashi — “the past.” The combination fills him with a sad, nostalgic feeling (aware, pronounced ah-wah-ray) because he knows that all things are impermanent and nothing lasts, least of all the fragrance of the early spring blossoms.

The verse was written as an “occasion” verse for Bashō’s student Baigan, on the anniversary of the death of the student’s son, which had happened a year earlier. We can see how indirectly hokku deals with such matters.


梅が香に追ひもどさるる寒さかな
ume ga ka ni oimodosaruru samusa kana

At the scent of ume
The routed has returned –
The cold!

In the scent of plum,
What left has returned –
The cold!

Not a good hokku. The rather minimal point is that spring has warmed enough to bring out the fragrant ume blossoms, but at the time the writer is smelling the fragrance, a cold spell has occurred. So the cold he thought had been routed by the warmth of spring has returned. It shows how changeable early spring weather is.

梅が香やしらら落窪京太郎
Ume ga ka ya Shirara Ochikubo Kyōtarō

The scent of plum blossoms;
Shirara, Ochikubo,
Kyōtarō ...

It is little more than an allusion to a line from a Japanese book called the Jōruri-hime Monogatari, in which the question is asked which books a certain Lady Jōruri read, whether that titled Shirara, or Ochikubo, or Kyōtarō, etc. The reader is supposed to be reminded of a pretty, elegant young woman reading a book of stories as spring begins. Of course this kind of verse does not survive time and travel to a different culture, and it depends entirely on the reader knowing the literary allusion Bashō is making.
I have included it here only to show how unlike modern hokku some of Bashō’s verses were, and how “literary” in contrast to what we consider the best hokku. For the western student of modern hokku, which deliberately avoids dependance on such literary allusions, these old ”see how well-read I am” verses are quite useless other than as examples of what not to do.
source : David Coomler - Hokku

. Joruri-Hime 浄瑠璃姫 and Ushiwakamaru / Yoshitsune .
jooruji gozen 浄瑠璃御前 Lady Joruri - 浄瑠璃姫 Princess Joruri

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ume ga ka ni mukashi no ichiji aware nari

in the plum's fragrance
the single term "the past"
holds such pathos
Tr. Barnhill

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written on the 13th day of the second lunar month, 1694
元禄7年2月13日

His disciple Baigan 梅丸, 水谷久右衛門 of Ogaki, Mino, had lost his son and Basho sent this hokku of condolence.


This hokku makes reference to a waka of Heian period

月やあらぬ春やむかしの春ならぬ
我が身ひとつはもとの身にして

tsuki ya aranu haru ya mukashi no haru naranu
waga mi hitotsu wa moto no mi ni shite

Is this not the same moon?
Is this not
The spring of old?
Only this body of mine
Is the original body.
source : Tr. Marra

Ariwara no Narihira.



MORE - Hokku about AWARE by
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梅が香にのつと日の出る山路哉
. ume ga ka ni notto hi no deru yamaji kana .
(spring) fragrance of plum blossoms. mountain road
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梅が香や見ぬ世の人に御意を得る
ume ga ka ya / minu yo no hito ni / gyoi o uru


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梅が香やしらら落窪京太郎
ume ga ka ya Shirara Ochikubo Kyootaroo
(see above)

fragrant plum blossoms -
Shirara, Ochikubo
Kyotaro
Tr. Gabi Greve


written in the first lunar month of 1691 元禄4年1月
When smelling the fragrant plum blossoms, it is a time to remember "the good old times" of the Heian period poetry and monogatari stories.
The three names Basho mentions, Shirara, Ochikubo and Kyotaro, were well known to the educated haikai poets of his time.
Now only the Ochikubo story is still well known.
This is a hokku without a verb. It is a good example for the statement:
Basho's hokku have been called a "poetry of nouns".
Barnhill
. "Haiku is the poetry of nouns." . 　




Ochikubo Monogatari (落窪物語), also known as The Tale of Ochikubo, is a story from the Heian period which is similar to the famous fairy tale Cinderella.

Ochikubo Monogatari was written during the later part of the 10th century by an unknown author. It is known as the oldest remaining tale in Japanese literature to include harassment and bullying from a stepmother. Ochikubo Monogatari's well-formed plot and vivid description of characters influenced many writers such as Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji. The lively dialogues are also of particular quality.

After suffering from relentless harassment from her stepmother, Princess Ochikubo meets a man named Michiyori who is a general. The two marry and Princess Ochikubo lives very happily with him. Michiyori starts to take revenge on Princess Ochikubo's family, setting up a series of humiliating events.
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香を探る梅に蔵見る軒端哉
. ka o saguru ume ni kura miru nokiba kana .
searching for the plum fragrance


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Other hokku beginning with UME


梅恋ひて卯の花拝む涙哉
. ume koite u no hana ogamu namida kana .
(summer) deutzia blossoms. I long for. I bow to plum blossoms. I shed tears.
On the death of high priest Daiten 大顛和尚



梅の木になほ宿り木や梅の花
ume no ki ni / nao yadorigi ya / ume no hana

梅白し昨日や鶴を盗まれし
ume shiroshi / kinō ya tsuru o / nusumareshi


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梅椿早咲き褒めん保美の里
ume tsubaki haya-zaki homen Hobi no sato

plum and camellia:
praise to their early bloom
here in Hobi village
Tr. Barnhill


Written in 貞亨4年11月, Basho age 44
Hobi is a famous place in Aichi prefecture at the Atsumi peninsula 渥美半島, the tip of it is Iragozaki 伊良湖岬.
The famous In no Mikado emperor 院の帝 had once stayed here and enjoyed the plum blossoms.

Nozarashi Kiko.


. - Tsuboi Tokoku 坪井杜国 - .
In 1684 he became a disciple of Basho, but in the following year he was banned from Nagoya (because of some fraud) and moved to the village Hobi 保美村 at the Hobi peninsula in Aichi.



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梅若菜丸子の宿のとろろ汁
. ume wakana Mariko no yado no tororo jiru .
(autumn) yam soup. plum and young greens. postal station of Mariko


梅柳さぞ若衆かな女かな
ume yanagi / sazo wakashu kana / onna kana



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. tsumiken ya cha o kogarashi no aki to mo shirade .

(spring) picking tea leaves. winter storm. autumn. they do not know

. kogakurete chatsumi mo kiku ya hototogisu .
(spring) picking tea leaves. to hear. hototogisu

. inasuzume cha no kibatake ya nigedokoro .
(autumn) sparrows in the rice fields. field with tea trees. to flee

. yamabuki ya Uji no hoiro no niou toki .
(spring) yellow mountain rose. tea oven of Uji. fragrant

. furuki na no Tsunuga ya koishi aki no tsuki .
(autumn) moon. old name of Tsunuga. full of memories (Tsuruga)

. zoosui ni biwa kiku noki no arare kana .
(summer) hail. falling on the eaves. sounds like a biwa lute. rice porridge

. yuki o matsu joogo no kao ya inabikari .
(winter) snow. we are waiting. faces of sake drinkers. lightning

. tsutsuji ikete sono kage ni hidara saku onna .
(spring) dried cod fish. azaleas. in the shadow a woman

. ano naka ni maki-e kakitashi yado no tsuki .
(autumn) moon. at the inn. maki-e laquer. I want to draw

. sakazuki ya yamaji no kiku to kore o hosu .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. this sake cup. mountain road. I drink it all

. sakazuki no shita yuku kiku ya kutsuki bon .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. sake cup. tray from Kitsuki
remembering Yoro no Taki Waterfall 養老の滝

. yuki ya suna uma yori ochiyo sake no yoi .
(winter) snow. sand. you fall from your horse. drunk on sake
for Ochi Etsujin

. tsuki hana mo nakute sake nomu hitori kana .
(spring) cherry blossoms. no moon, no blossoms. he drinks sake alone

. ogi no ho ya kashira o tsukamu Rashoomon .
(autumn) ogi reed. it grabs my head. Rashomon gate (Kyoto)

. shoshun mazu sake ni ume uru nioi kana .
(spring) New Year (First Spring). first comes sake. fragrance of plum blossoms

. sake nomeba itodo nerarenu yoru no yuki .
(winter) snow at night. when I drink sake I can not sleep

. oogi nite sake kumu kage ya chiru sakura .
(spring) cherry blossoms. my fan. I pretend to drink sake

. kuwa no mi ya hana naki choo no yosute-zake .
(summer) mulberries. hermit sake for the butterflies

. asagao wa sakamori shiranu sakari kana .
(autumn) morning glories. we drink sake and make merry

. mukashi kike Chichibu dono sae sumootori .
(autumn) sumo wrestling. listen to old stories! Lord of Chichibu

. sekizoro o suzume no warau detachi kana .
(winter) Year-End Singers. sparrows laugh

. sekizoro no kureba fuuga mo shiwasu kana .
(winter) Year-End Singers. elegance. last month of the year

. inazuma ni satoranu hito no tattosa yo .
(autumn) lightning. no enlightenment. how admirable

. haru kaze ni fukidashi warau hana mogana .
(spring) spring wind. burst into laughter. cherry blossoms

. tsuka mo ugoke waga naku koe wa aki no kaze .
(autumn) autumn wind. grave mound. move. I am crying

. ame no hi ya seken no aki o Sakai choo .
(autumn). rainy day. the every-day world. Sakai quarters 堺町 (in Edo)

. hasu no ka o me ni kayowasu ya men no hana .
(summer)lotus. fragrance. reaches the eyes. nose of a Noh mask.

. warau beshi naku beshi waga asagao no shibomu toki .
(summer) morning glories. should I laugh? should I cry? whithering

. mi ni shimite daikon karashi aki no kaze .
(autumn) autumn wind. penetrates my body. pungent radish

. shi ni mo senu tabine no hate yo aki no kure .
(autumn) autumn dusk. end of my journey. I did not die yet
(shini mo senu)

. uzumi-bi mo kiyu ya namida no niyuru oto .
(winter) uzumibi, banked charcoal fire. dying. my tears. hissing sound

. Kiyotaki no mizu kumasete ya tokoroten .
(summer) Tokoroten jelly. draw water from river Kiyotaki 清滝川
for Sakai Yamei 坂井野明 in Sagano, Kyoto.

. karahafu no irihi ya usuki yuu suzumi .
(summer) evening coolness. Chinese gable. sunset.

. ume koite u no hana ogamu namida kana .
(summer) deutzia blossoms. I long for. I bow to plum blossoms. I shed tears.
On the death of high priest Daiten 大顛和尚

. nadeshiko ni kakaru namida ya kusu no tsuyu .
(summer) Nadeshiko pinks. tears are falling. dew on the camphor tree
for father and son Kusunoki.

. kogarashi no mi wa Chikusai ni nitaru kana .
(winter) winter drizzle. I resemble (doctor) Chikusai

. tachibana ya itsu no no naka no hototogisu .
(autumn) Tachibana citrus fruit. when, where. hototogisu

. Suruga ji ya hana tachibana mo cha no nioi .
(summer) Tachibana citrus blossoms. Suruga road. smell of tea


. iwa tsutsuji somuru namida ya hototogisu .
(spring) "rock azaleas". colored by tears. hototogisu

. yoku mireba nazuna hana saku kakine kana .
(New Year) sheperd's purse. looking closely. hedge

. yogi wa omoshi Goten ni yuki o miru aran .
(winter) snow. bedclothes. heavy. Kingdom of Wu 呉天

. - ume ga ka 梅が香 plum fragrance - .

. ume ga ka ni mukashi no ichiji aware nari .
(spring) fragrance of plum blossoms. the character for "past". pathos

. ume ga ka ya Shirara Ochikubo Kyootaroo . 　(spring)
fragrance of plum blossoms. Shirara. Ochikubo. Kyotaro.

. kame waruru yoru no koori no mezame kana .
(winter) ice. water jar. breaking. I wake up

. tooki yori aware wa tsuka no sumiregusa / sumire-gusa .
(spring) violet. pitiful. Angelica-type parsley. his grave mound

. Kohoogen dedokoro aware toshi no kure .
about a painting by Kano Motonobu Kohōgen 1476―1559）

. hirugao ni kometsuki suzumu aware nari .
(summer bindweed. noonflower. rice pounder. to cool. pityful

. hana mina karete aware o kobosu kusa no tane .
(winter) withered flowers. pity. seeds of weeds

. yamazato wa manzai ososhi ume no hana .
(winter) manzai performance. mountain village. late. plum blossoms

. yo ga fuuga wa karo toosen no gotoshi .
(winter) handfan in winter. my elegance. fireplace in summer

. furusu tada aware naru beki tonari kana .
(spring) old nest. so lonely. my neighbour

. Mafukuda ga hakama yosou ka tsukuzukushi .
(spring) horsetail. Priest Mafukuda. to wear

. hokku nari Matsuo Toosei yado no haru .
(spring). This is a hokku. Matsuo Tosei (Green Peach), later Basho

. choo yo choo yo Morokoshi no haikai towan .
butterfly - Haikai in China

. toshi hete shinobu wa nani o shinobu-gusa .
(autumn) weeping fern. imperial mausoleum. to remember

. kiyoku kikan mimi ni koo taite hototogisu .
(summer) hototogisu. clear sound. burning incense near the ear

. hototogisu ootakeyabu o moru tsukiyo .
(summer) little cuckoo. bamboo, moon night

. hototogisu naku ne ya furuki suzuri-bako / suzuribako .
(summer) little cuckoo. old inkstone box

. hototogisu Urami no Taki no ura omote .
(summer) little cuckoo. Urami no Taki waterfall (Nikko). back and front

. ukifushi ya take no ko to naru hito no hate .
(spring) bamboo shoots. wretched. fate of a person

. mochi-bana ya kazashi ni saseru yome ga kimi /mochibana .
(New Year) "mochi flower" decorations. first mouse

. mochiyuki o shira-ito to nasu yanagi kana .
(winter) snow like mochi. white stripes. willow

. mochi o yume ni ori musubu shida no kusa makura .
(New Year) shida fern. dream. my pillow stuffed with grass

. - choo, 蝶 choochoo 蝶々 butterfly - .
and the Chinese sage Chuang-Tsu (Chuang Tzu), Sooji 荘子 Soji、Zhuangzi

. gu anzuru ni meido mo kaku ya aki no kure .
(autumn) end of autumn. in my humble view . the netherworld

. yanagigoori 柳行李 wicker trunk .
koori, katani 行李片荷 carrying boxes for travellers

. mizu mukete ato toi tamae doomyooji .
(summer) Temple Domyo-Ji cold rice 道明寺. offering water. console the spirit

. hatake utsu oto ya arashi no sakura asa .
(spring) to plough the fields. sound. storm. "cherry-blossom hemp"

. kure kurete mochi o kodama no wabine kana / kurekurete .
(winter) pounding mochi rice-cakes. end of the year. echo. I sleep alone

. ariake mo misoka ni chikashi mochi no oto .
(winter) sound of pounding mochi. dawn. last day of the year

. Visiting Daibutsu Temple in Nara .
hatsu yuki ya itsu Daibutsu no hashira date
yuki kanashi itsu Daibutsu no kawarabuki

. mazu iwae ume o kokoro no fuyu-gomori / fuyugomori .
(winter) winter seclusion. celebrating. plum blossoms

. byoobu ni wa yama o egaite fuyu-gomori .
(winter) winter seclusion. folding screen. a painted mountain

. utsukushiki sono hime uri ya kisaki zane .
(summer) melon. how beautiful! oval face

. omoshiro ya kotoshi no haru mo tabi no sora .
(spring) spring of this year. how exciting. sky of wayfaring

. mata koemu Sayo no Nakayama hatsugatsuo .
(summer) first skipjack katsuo bonito. Sayo no Nakayama pass. to cross again
and
katsuo uri ikanaru hito o yowasuran　

. Kamakura o ikite ideken hatsugatsuo .
(summer) first katsuo bonito. town of Kamakura. to be alive

. hatsu yuki ni usagi no kawa no hige tsukure .
(winter) first snow. rabbit, fur. beard

. niawashi ya mame no ko meshi ni sakura-gari .
two hokku about rice dishes

. aki no iro nukamiso tsubo mo nakari keri .
(autumn) . pot for fermented Miso paste. he does not have

. ne no hi shi ni miyako e ikan tomo mo gana .
(New Year) day of the rat. capital Kyoto. no friend

. tsuki sabiyo Akechi ga tsuma no hanashi sen .
(autumn) moon. be somber. wife of Akechi (Mitsuhide) 明智光秀. tell a story


. u no hana mo haha naki yado zo susamajiki .
(summer) dautzia blossoms. home without mother. dreadful


. asamutsu ya tsukimi no tabi no ake-banare .
(autumn) moon viewing. six in the morning. travelling. dawn



. - hatsumono 初物 first things - .

. - hototogisu 郭公 / ホトトギス - .

. - sake　酒 ricewine -
- sakazuki　杯　ricewine cup - .

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. Basho about Basho - about his own life .

. Basho shedding tears .
- tears 涙 namida - to cry 泣くnaku -

. One sentence hokku with three segments 5 7 5 .

- aware 哀れ touching, pityful, sorrow -

. Basho on Stamps 切手　kitte .

. - - - karumi かるみ【軽み】 lightness - - - .

. - kumo　雲 cloud, clouds - .

. mazu - first of all まづ mazu .

. Onomatopoetic expressions .

- tootoi とうとい尊い / 貴い holy, noble, pathos, respectful -

. - ukiyo 浮世 the floating world - .

. - yume 夢　dream - .


. Business in the name of Basho .


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. ubazakura saku ya roogo no omoi-ide .
(spring) "old cherry tree". remembering in old age


- - - - - . ubune 鵜船　boat for cormorant fishing . * - - - - -


打ち寄りて花入探れ梅椿
uchi yorite / hana ire sagure / ume tsubaki


団扇もてあふがん人のうしろむき
uchiwa mote / aogan hito no / ushiro muki


. Uchiyama ya tozama shirazu no hana zakari .
(spring) cherries in full bloom. temple Uchiyama. no outsiders are known


- - - - - udo 独活（うど), Aralia cordata
yuki ma yori / usu murasaki no / me udo kana
. WKD : Udo, Japanese Spikenard .




- - - uguisu 鶯 nightingale, bush warbler - - -
(spring)

. uguisu no kasa otoshitaru tsubaki kana .
uguisu drops its camellia hat

. uguisu o tama ni nemuru ka aoyanagi .
willow tree

. uguisu ya mochi ni fun suru en no saki .
mochi ricecakes. bird droppings. veranda

. uguisu ya take no ko yabu ni oi o naku .
(summer) bamboo sprouts. grove. uguisu sings of old age

. uguisu ya yanagi no ushiro yabu no mae .
willows. thicket


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. ukarekeru hito ya Hatsuse no yamazakura .
ukare-keru hito ya Hatsuse no yama-zakura
(spring) mountain cherry blossoms. people wander around at Hase temple


. ukifushi ya take no ko to naru hito no hate .
(spring) bamboo shoots. wretched. fate of a person

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. ukihito no tabi ni mo narae Kiso no hae .
uki hito no 憂き人 *
(summer) fly, flies. flies from Kiso, learn from a weary traveler.


うき人を枳穀垣よりくゞらせん　　 - ukihito o kikokugaki yori kugurasen

Ah, the wretched man!
It's a thorny way I'll send him,
through my prickly hedge.
Tr. Steven D. Carter
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「枳穀垣」＜きこくがき＞はタチバナのバラの棘のある生垣。ちっとも顔を出さない薄情なあの男を困らせよう。枳の門から入れて痛い目に合わせてやりたい。
猿蓑脚注

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. uki ware o sabishigaraseyo aki no tera .
- - - - - and - ukiware o sabishi garaseyo kankodori
(autumn) temple Daichi-In 大智院 in autumn. I am sunk in sorrow. make me feel lonely.



. - ukiyo 浮世 the floating world - .


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- - - - - . - uma　馬 -　koma　駒　 horse, horses - . ### - - - - -

. uma bokuboku ware o e ni miru natsuno kana / hokuhoku .
(summer) summer field. horse

. umakata wa shiraji shigure no Ooigawa .
(winter) sleet. horse leader does not know. River Oigawa 大井川

. uma ni nete zanmu tsuki tooshi cha no keburi .
(autumn) moon. horseback. I sleep. dream. smoke from tea

. uma o sae nagamuru yuki no ashita kana .
(winter) snow. horse


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. - - - - - ume 梅 plum (blossom, fruit) - - - - - .

. ume ga ka ni mukashi no ichiji aware nari .
(spring) fragrance of plum blossoms. the character for "past". pathos

. ume ga ka ni notto hi no deru yamaji kana .
(spring) fragrance of plum blossoms. mountain road. sun comes out

. ume ga ka ni oimodosaruru samusa kana .
(spring) fragrance of plum blossoms. cold. come back

梅が香や見ぬ世の人に御意を得る
ume ga ka ya / minu yo no hito ni / gyoi o uru

. ume ga ka ya Shirara Ochikubo Kyootaroo .
(spring) fragrance of plum blossoms. Shirara, Ochikubo, Kyotaro


. ume koite u no hana ogamu namida kana .
(summer) deutzia blossoms. I long for. I bow to plum blossoms. I shed tears.
On the death of high priest Daiten 大顛和尚


. ume mare ni hito moto yukashi kora no tachi .
(spring) plum blossoms. scarce. to enjoy. hall of the shrine maidens (at Ise shrine)


梅の木になほ宿り木や梅の花　
ume no ki ni / nao yadorigi ya / ume no hana

. ume shiroshi kinoo ya tsuru o nusumareshi .
(spring) white plum blossoms. yesterday someone stole the cranes


. ume tsubaki haya-zaki homen Hobi no sato .
(spring) plum blossoms. camellia. early blooming. village of Hobi

. ume wakana Mariko no yado no tororo jiru .
(autumn) yam soup. plum and young greens. postal station of Mariko


梅柳さぞ若衆かな女かな
ume yanagi / sazo wakashu kana / onna kana


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- - - - - umi 海　here it refers to lake Biwako

. umi kurete kamo no koe honoka ni shiroshi .
(autumn) voice of a duck. sea. white


. umi wa harete Hie furinokosu satsuki kana .
(summer) fifth lunar month. sunshine - rain. Mount Hieizan 比叡山


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卯の花や暗き柳の及び腰
uno hana ya / kuraki yanagi no / oyobigoshi

. u no hana mo haha naki yado zo susamajiki .
(summer) Deutzia blossom. home without a mother. how dreadful.
On the death memorial of the mother of his discipke Kikaku.
unohana


. uo tori no kokoro wa shirazu toshi wasure .
(winter) "forget the year". the heart of fish and birds. I do not understand.



- - - - - . Urashima Taroo 浦島太郎 The legend of Urashima Taro . * - - - - -



. urayamashi ukiyo no kita no yama-zakura .
(spring) mountain cherry blossoms. I envy you. Northern Mountain
for his student Kukuu 句空 Kuku.




- - - - - . uri 瓜 gourd or melon, often Makuwa melon . * - - - - -

瓜の花雫いかなる忘れ草
uri no hana / shizuku ikanaru / wasure-gusa

. uri no kawa muita tokoro ya Rendaino .
(summer) melon. peeling. Rendaino cemetery in Kyoto.

. uri tsukuru kimi ga are na to yuusuzumi .
(summer) melon. you. cool night air





- - - - - . ushi 牛 cow, bull, oxen . - - - - -

. ushibeya ni ka no koe kuraki zanshoo kana .
(autumn) lingering heat. cowshed. mosquitoes. dark

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- - - - - . usu 臼 different types of handmills and grinders . * - - - - -


- - - - - . utabukuro 歌袋 bag to keep poetry, poem-pouch, song-pouch . * - - - - -



. utagauna ushio no hana mo ura no haru. .
(spring) cherry blossoms. do not doubt it! spring at the bay of Futamigaura


. utsukushiki sono hime uri ya kisaki zane .
(summer) melon. how beautiful! oval face



. uuru koto ko no gotoku seyo chigo-zakura .
(spring) mountain cherry trees. let us plant them. like small children





. uzumi-bi mo kiyu ya namida no niyuru oto .
(winter) uzumibi, banked charcoal fire. dying. my tears. hissing sound

. uzumi-bi ya kabe ni wa kyaku no kagebooshi .　埋火 :
(winter) banked charcoal. on the wall the shadow of a visitor



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. Kinenkan 記念館 Museums in honor of Basho .


. kanjaku 閑寂 - the melting of solitude and tranquility .

- - - - - . kigo　季語 seasonal topics and words used by Basho . - - - - -



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- - - - - . - ka 香 fragrance - . - - - - -


. kabitan mo tsukubawase keri kimi ga haru .
kapitan mo tsukubawase keri kimi ga haru
(spring) Kapitein - Captain (Dutch Delegation from Nagasaki). to kneel.



- - - - - . kabuto 甲 / 兜 / 冑 helmet of a samurai *. - - - - -



. kachi naraba Tsuetsuki-zaka o rakuba kana .
(no season word). if I had walked. the slope Tsuetsukizaka. I fell from my horse



- - - - - . kadomatsu 門松　pines at the gate / matsukazari 松飾り * . - - - - -

. kadomatsu ya omoeba hitoyo sanjuunen .
(New Year) pines at the gate, one night. 30 years



- - - - -. kagami 鏡 mirror * . - - - - -




. kagemachi, kage machi 影待ち waiting for sunrise *.

. kagemachi ya kiku no ka no suru toofugushi .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. Tofu bean curd on sticks
- and
irozuku ya toofu ni ochite usumomiji




. kageroo no waga kata ni tatsu kamiko kana .
(spring) heat shimmers. my shoulder. paper robe

. kageroo ya saiko no ito no usugumori .
(spring) heat shimmers. saiko plant threads. thin haze.
(more kageroo hokku)



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. - Kanda Joosui 神田上水 Kanda Josui Waterworks and 関口芭蕉庵 Sekiguchi Basho-An - .


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The Hanging Bridge at Kiso 木曽の架け橋　/ 木曽のかけはし　Kiso no Kakehashi *

. kakehashi ya inochi o karamu tsuta katsura .
(autumn) tsuta and katsura vines. plank bridge. to be coiled
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kakehashi ya mazu omoi-izu uma mukae
(autumn) picking up the horses. hanging bridge. first thing to remember

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. kakitsubata kataru mo tabi no hitotsu kana .
(summer) blue flag iris Iris laevigata. to talk about. Travelling


. kakitsubata ware ni hokku no omoi ari .
(summer) blue flag iris, myself, Hokku

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. kaki yori wa nori o ba oi no uri mo sede .
(spring) nori seaweed. oysters. to sell. old age


. kakurega ya tsuki to kiku to ni ta san tan .
(autumn) moon. chrysanthemums. hermitage. three tan of rice paddies


. kakusanu zo yado wa najiru ni toogarashi .
(autumn) red pepper. do not hide. home. leafy vegetable soup



. Kamakura o ikite ideken hatsugatsuo .
(summer) first katsuo skipjack bonito. town of Kamakura. to be alive


. kame waruru yoru no koori no mezame kana .
(winter) ice. water jar. breaking. I wake up




- - - - - . - kami 神 Shinto deities, the Japanese Gods - ### . - - - - -

. kamigaki ya omoi mo kakezu Nehanzoo .
(spring) Nirvana ceremony. fence of a shrine. surprize

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. kami haete yoogan aoshi satsuki ame .
(summer) samidare rain. my hair has grown. my face is pale



. kanashiman ya Bokushi seriyaki o mite mo nao .
(spring) dropwort, Japanese parcely. Chinese poet Bokushi 墨子 Mozi, Mo-tsu, Ma-Tzu


. kanbutsu no hi ni umare-au ka no ko kana .
(spring) Kanbutsu celebrations, Buddha's birthday. baby deer is born



- - - - - . - kane 鐘 bell, temple bell - . * - - - - -

. kane kiete hana no ka wa tsuku yuube kana .
(spring) cherry blossoms, fragrance. temple bell. evening

. kane tsukanu sato wa nani o ka haru no kure .
(spring) dusk in sprign. temple bell ringing. village

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ka ni nioe uni horu oka no ume no hana
香に匂へうに掘る岡の梅の花




- - - - - . Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 and Asakusa Kannon 浅草観音 Temple . * - - - - -

. Kannon no iraka miyaritsu hana no kumo .
(spring) cherry blossoms. Asakusa Kannon Temple. tiled roof




. ka o nokosu ranchoo ran no yadori kana .
(summer) orchid. remaining fragrance in the room curtain. for 悦堂 Etsudo



. ka o saguru ume ni kura miru nokiba kana .
(spring) fragrance of plum blossoms. I look up to the warehouse eaves



- - - - - . kao　顔 my face, faces ### . - - - - -
. kao ni ninu hokku mo ideyo hatsu zakura .
(spring) first cherry blossoms, my face, Hokku




. kapitan mo tsukubawase keri kimi ga haru .
(spring) Dutch Kapitein - Captain. to kneel. Shogun / 甲比丹 / 甲必丹 / 加比旦
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- - - - - . karahafu, kara hafu 唐破風 Chinese cusped gable . * - - - - -



. karakasa ni oshiwake mitaru yanagi kana .
(spring) willow tree. with my umbrella I part the branches




- - - - - . karasu 烏 crow, crows . - - - - -

. kare eda ni karasu no tomari keri aki no kure .
(autumn) dusk, branch, crow

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. karahafu no irihi ya usuki yuu suzumi .
(summer) evening coolness. Chinese gable. sunset. (kara hafu)


- - - - - . karakoromo, karagoromo, kara koromo から衣 / 唐衣 / 空衣 　robes from China . * - - - - -



. Karasaki no matsu wa hana yori oboro nite .
(spring) hazy cherry blossoms, pines of Karasaki 辛崎


. karazake mo Kuuya no yase mo kan no uchi .
(winter) in the cold. dried salmon. Saint Kuya 空也


. kareshiba ya yaya kageroo no ichi ni sun .
(spring) heat shimmers, (winter) withered lawn) one two


. kari ato ya wase katakata no shigi no koe .
(autumn) after the harvest. the call of a snipe. (at 法蔵寺 Temple Hozo-Ji )



- - - - - . - kari 雁 goose geese - . - - - - -

. kari kiki ni miyako no aki ni omomukan .
(autumn) geese. to listen to the geese. autumn in Kyoto. I will set out

. kari sawagu Toba no tazura ya kan no ame .
(autumn) geese. rice fields of Toba. cold rain

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. kari ato ya wase katakata no shigi no koe .
(autumn) after the harvest and snipe. katakata



. karikakeshi tazura no tsuru ya sato no aki .
(autumn) autumn in the village. half-harvested paddies. a crane


. karite nen kakashi no sode ya yowa no shimo .
(winter) frost at midnight. I want to borrow the sleeve of a scarecrow



- - - - - . karo toosen 夏炉冬扇 to be useless - like a stove in summer, a handfan in winter . * - - - - -


- - - - - . karumi かるみ【軽み】 lightness - . - - - - -





- - - - - . - kasa 笠　his traveller's hat - ### . - - - - -

. kasa mo naki ware o shigururu ka ko wa nanto .
(winter) sleet. I have no rain hat. well, well!

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. Kasa-dera ya moranu iwaya mo haru no ame .
(spring) rain in spring. temple Kasadera. grotto


. - Kasane to wa かさねとは A girl named Kasane - .


. - Kashima Kikoo 鹿島紀行 - A Visit to the Kashima Shrine - .



. kashi no ki no hana ni kamawanu sugata kana .
(spring) cherry blossoms. the Kashi oka does not care. (for 三井秋風 Mitsui Shufu)



- - - - - . katabira 帷子 light linen dress . * - - - - -



. katararenu Yudono ni nurasu tamoto kana .
wet sleeve, at Yudono, Dewa. I can not talk about it.

. katatsuburi tsuno furiwake yo Suma Akashi .
(summer) snail. waving its horns. Suma, Akashi (both in Hyogo prefecture)




. katsuo uri 鰹売 vendor of skipjack, bonito fish monger * .

. katsuo uri ikanaru hito o yowasuran .
(summer) first skipjack katsuo. vendor, fish monger. charming people





. kawakaze ya usugaki kitaru yuusuzumi .
(summer) coolness. river wind. robes of persimmon color



- - - - - . kawara 瓦　roof tiles - いらか iraka roof tiles . - - - - -



. kawauso no matsuri mite koyo Seta no oku . kawa uso *
(winter) otter festival. let's go to the upper region of river Setagawa



- - - - - . kazarinawa, kazari nawa 飾縄 rope decoration for New Year * . - - - - -



- - - - -. kaze　風　wind . - - - - -

. kazairo ya shidoro ni ueshi niwa no aki .
(autumn) autumn in the garden. color of the wind

. kaze kaoru haori wa eri mo tsukurohazu .
(summer) fragrant wind. haori coat and neckband with patches

. kaze no ka mo minami ni chikashi Mogamigawa .
(summer) wind from the south. fragrance of the wind. river Mogamigawa


- - - - - . kaze no oto 風の音 the sound of wind - . - - - - -




. kazuki fusu futon ya samuki yo ya sugoki .
(winter) cold. futon bedding. to lie down. dreadful night


. kazu naranu mi to na omoi so tama matsuri .
(autumn) bon festival. do not think you did not count.
for his dead wife Jutei-Ni 寿貞尼 Juteini



- - - - - . keitoo 鶏頭 cockscomb . - - - - -

. keitoo ya kari no kuru toki nao akashi .
(autumn) geese. cockscomb becomes even more red


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. kesa chirishi Kaii no ochiba ya Tago no Ura .
(winter) fallen leaves) at Tago no Ura bay 田子の浦

. kesa no yuki nebuka o sono no shiori kana .
(winter) snow this morning, leek

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- - - - - . keshizumi 消炭 (けしずみ) ash to extinguishing the fire / sumi 炭 ash . * - - - - -

. keshi-zumi ni maki waru oto ka Ono no oku .
(winter) charcoal from Ono. the sound of splitting firewood





- - - - - . kigo　季語 kidai　季題　season words used by Basho . - - - - -



- - - - - . - kiku 菊　chrysanthemum - . - - - - -
. . . . . kunichi 九日 Chrysanthemum Festival Day

. kangiku ya amazake tsukuru mado no saki .
(winter) winter chrysanthemum. sweet sake. window

. kangiku ya ko nuka no kakaru usu no hata .
(winter) winter chrysanthemum. rice bran beside the hand-mill

. kiku keitoo kiri tsukushi keri Omeikoo .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. for Saint Nichiren Memorial 御命講

. kiku ni dete Nara to Naniwa wa yoizukiyo .
(autumn) chrysanthemums. Nara and Naniwa. a crescent moon at night

. kiku no ato daikon no hoka sara ni nashi .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. radish. nothing else

. kiku no hana saku ya ishiya no ishi no ai.
(autumn) chrysanthemum, stone, stonemason

. kiku no ka ya Nara ni wa furuki hotoketachi .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. the old capital of NARA. old Buddha statues
-- and
kiku no ka ya Nara wa ikuyo no otokoburi

. kiku no ka ya niwa ni kiretaru kutsu no soko .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. fragrance, garden. sandal

. kiku no tsuyu ochite hiroe ba nukago kana .
(autumn) chrysanthemum. dew. propagule (mukago, nukago 零余子 )


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. kimi hi o take yoki mono misen yukimaruge . 雪まるげ
(winter) snowman. you make a fire. I show you something nice (for Sora)


. kimi ya cho ware ya Sooji ga yumegokoro .
(spring) butterfly. You are. I am Chuang-tzu.


. kinbyoo no matsu no furusa yo fuyugomori .
(winter) winter seclusion. golden folding screen. old pine


. ki no moto ni shiru mo namasu mo sakura kana .
(spring) cherry blossoms. under trees. soup. fish salad


- - - - - . kinuta 砧 fulling block * . - - - - -

. kinuta uchite ware ni kikase yo ya boo ga tsuma .
(autumn) fulling block. to let me hear. wife of the priest




- - - - - . kire and kireji 切れ　－　切字　cut and cut markers . - - - - -



. kiri no ki ni uzura naku naru hei no uchi .
(autumn) quail is calling. paulownia tree. inside the garden wall



. kirigirisu wasurene ni naku kotatsu kana .
(winter) kotatsu heater, brazier. chrickets chirping.


. kiri shigure Fuji o minu hi zo omoshiroki .
(winter) Mount Fuji 富士山


. Kiso no tochi ukiyo no hito no miyage kana .
(autumn) chestnuts. souvenir from Kiso　木曽


. kite mo miyo jinbei ga haori hanagoromo .
(spring) cherry blossom viewing. come here and look! wearing a Jinbe robe (jinbei).



- - - - -. kitsuki bon 朽木盆 tray from Kitsuki town . * - - - - -



. kitsutsuki mo io wa yaburazu natsu kodachi .
(summer) woodpecker. hermitage. do not destroy. summer grove


. kiyoku kikan mimi ni koo taite hototogisu .
(summer) hototogisu. clear sound. burning incense near the ear


. Kiyotaki no mizu kumasete ya tokoroten .
(summer) Tokoroten jelly. draw water from river Kiyotaki

. kiyotaki ya nami ni chirikomu aomatsuba .
(autumn) pine needles. Kiyotaki waterfall. scattering
(a candidate for Basho's death hokku).
- - - - - kiyotaki ya nami ni chiri naki natsu no tsuki


. kochira muke ware mo sabishiki aki no kure .
(autumn) end of autumn. turn this way! I am lonely too
for his friend priest Kitamuki Unchiku 北向雲竹



. kochoo ni mo narade aki furu namushi kana .
(autumn) "leaf-worm" caterpillar. not a butterfly, autumn deepens



. kodai sasu yanagi suzushi ya ama ga tsuma .
(summer) coolness. fisherman's wife. small sea bream


- - - - - . kodomo 子供 child, children . - - - - -

. kodomora yo hiragao sakinu uri mukan .
(summer) melon. children. bindweed

. ko ni aku to moosu hito ni wa hana mo nashi .
(spring) cherry blossoms. one who says. I am tired of my children.

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. koe ni mina nakishimaute ya semi no kara .
(summer) cicada slough, molt, skin, empty hull. it sang itself away


. koe sumite hokuto ni hibiku kinuta kana .
(autumn) fulling block. North Star. clear voice



. kogakurete chatsumi mo kiku ya hototogisu .
(spring) picking tea leaves. to hear. hototogisu





. - - - - - kogarashi 木枯らし, 木枯, 凩　－　こがらし　　winter drizzle - - - - - . 　　

. kogarashi ni iwa fukitogaru sugima kana .
kogarashi ni iwa fuki togaru sugi ma kana
(winter) rock. cedar tree

. kogarashi no mi wa Chikusai ni nitaru kana .
(winter) winter drizzle. I resemble (doctor) Chikusai


. kogarashi ya take ni kakurete shizumarinu .
(winter) winter drizzle. bamboo. to hide.

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. ko hagi chire Masuho no ko-gai ko sakazuki .
(autumn) kohagi : small bush clover. small shells, small sake cups. Masuho


. Kohoogen dedokoro aware toshi no kure .
(winter) end of the year. where does it come from?
about a painting by Kano Motonobu Kohōgen 狩野元信 古法眼


. koke uzumu tsuta no utsutsu no nebutsu kana .
(autumn) tsuta vine. overgrown by moss. Amida prayer


. koko hotaru tagoto no tsuki to kurabeken .
(summer) fireflies. each field. moonlight, to compare



- - - - - . - kokoro こころ　－　心　 "heart", mind, soul - ### . - - - - -



- - - - - . koma 駒 - uma 馬 - Japanese horses . *
- - - - - komamukae, koma mukae 駒迎へ selecting tribute horses for court - - - - -


- - - - - . kometsuki 米搗き professional rice grain pounder . * - - - - -


. komo o kite tarebito imasu hana no haru　 .
(spring) spring in the capital. a man wearing a straw mat (komo 薦 *)


- - - - - . - Komojishi shuu 薦獅子集 Komojishi Shu Collection - ### . - - - - -



. ko ni aku to moosu hito ni wa hana mo nashi .
(spring) cherry blossoms. one who says. I am tired of my children.


. konnyaku no sashimi mo sukoshi ume no hana .
(spring) plum blossoms. raw Konnyaku food (a favorite of Basho)
- and
konnyaku ni kyoo wa urikatsu wakana kana




. kono aki wa nande toshiyoru kumo ni tori .
(autumn) . getting older. clouds. birds

. kono atari me ni miyuru mono wa mina suzushi .
(summer) coolness. everything around here is cool
- - - Juhachiro no Ki 十八楼ノ記 Tower of Eighteen - Gifu



. konoha chiru sakura wa karushi hinokigasa .
(autumn) falling leaves. cherry tree. so light. hat from cypress bark


. kono hodo o hana ni rei iu wakare kana .
(spring) cherry blossoms. how much to thank you. this departure


. kono hotaru tagoto no tsuki ni kurabemin .
(autumn) moon. reflected in each paddy. fireflies (from Seta)


. kono kokoro suiseyo hana ni goki ichigu .
(spring) cherry blossoms. this my heart you know. this begging set of bowls
for Kagami Shikoo 各務支考 Kagami Shiko


. kono matsu no mibae seshi yo ya kami no aki .
(autumn) autumn of the Gods. this pine. at Kashima Shrine 鹿島神宮 Kashima Jingu


. kono michi ya yuku hito nashi ni aki no kure .
(autumn) this road, nobody walks

. kono suji wa gin mo mishirazu fujiyuusa yo .
people do not know silver coins. how inconvenient
no kigo, non-seasonal part of the kasen Sarumino

. kono tera wa niwa ippai no bashoo kana .
(summer) banana plant. this temple. garden full of banana plants


. kono ume ni ushi mo hatsune to nakitsu beshi .
(spring) plum blossoms. an oxen might shout his first moo
for Sugawara Michizane


. kono umi ni waranji suten kasa shigure .
(winter) sleet. this sea. I throw away my straw sandals. my hat
at the home of 桐葉 Hayashi Toyo


. kono yado wa kuina mo shiranu toboso kana .
(summer) water rail. this lodging is not known. door

. kono yama no kanashisa tsuge yo tokorohori . 　
(autumn) yam potatoes. this mountain (this temple) tell us about the sad fate






. koomori mo ideyo ukiyo no hana ni tori .
(spring) cherry blossoms. bats come out


. koori nigaku enso ga nodo o uruhoseri .
(winter) ice. bitter. mole (sewer rat). just enough to drink


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. kooshi goosu, gabushi 合子 - furugooshi 古合子 set of food bowls . * - - - - -



. kore ya yo no susu ni somaranu furu gooshi / goosu / gabushi .
(winter) cleaning soot. a set of bowls will not be colored by this world



- - - - - . koromogae 衣替え, 衣かへ 　changeing robes for summer . * - - - - -


- - - - - . koshi no wata 腰の綿, koshiwata 腰綿 "cotton wrapper around my hips" . * - - - - -


- - - - - . - kosode 小袖 short-sleeved kimono - . * - - - - -


- - - - - . kotatsu 炬燵　Kotatsu heater - okigotatsu 置炬燵　. * - - - - -



. kotobako ya furumono dana no sedo no kiku . 琴箱 *
(autumn) chrysanthemum. box for a koto 琴 zither. dealer of old, used things.


. koyoi tare Yoshino no tsuki mo juuroku ri .
(autumn) moon. tonight. Mount Yoshino. 16 Ri distance


. kozue yori ada ni ochikeri semi no kara .
(summer) cicada slough, molt, skin, empty hull. It falls from a twig


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- - - - - . kuchikiri, kuchi kiri kuchikiri 口切 opening a new jar of tea * . .

. kuchikiri ni Sakai no niwa zo natsukashiki .
(winter) opening a new jar of green tea. garden in Sakai. full of memories





- - - - - . kuina 水鶏 water rail. Rallus aquaticus . - - - - -

. kuina naku to hito no ieba ya Saya domari .
(summer) water rail. staying at Saya 佐屋



- - - - - . Kumasaka 熊坂長範 Kumasaka Chohan . * - - - - -
Kumasaka ga yukari ya itsu no tama matsuri
(autumn) Bon festival. Kumasaka was here




- - - - - . - kumo　雲 cloud, clouds - . - - - - -

. kumo kiri no zanji hyakkei o tsukushi keri .
(autumn) fog. clouds. a hundred scenes. (viewing Mount Fuji)

. kumo nani to ne o nan to naku aki no kaze .
(autumn) autumn wind, voice of a spider

. kumo no mine ikutsu kuzurete tsuki no yama .
(summer) billowing clouds. Mount Gassan 月山 (tsuki no yama)

. kumo o ne ni Fuji wa sugi nari no shigeri kana . .
(summer) leaves grow thick. clouds for roots. Mount Fuji. cedar

. kumo to hedatsu tomo ka ya kari no ikiwakare .
(spring) parting geese. like clouds drifting apart. separation from friends

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. kuniguni no hakkei sara ni Kehi no tsuki .
(autumn) the moon at Kehi 気比の月, Tsuruga


- - - - - . kura 蔵 storehouse, warehouse . * - - - - -


. kuratsubo ni koboozu noru ya daiko hiki .
(winter) radish. radish pullers. boy. saddle

. kure kurete mochi o kodama no wabine kana / kurekurete .
(winter) pounding mochi rice-cakes. end of the year. echo. I sleep alone


. kuromori o nan to iu tomo kesa no yuki .
(winter) snow. this morning. black forest. how can I call it? (kuro mori)




- - - - - . - kusamakura 草枕 "grass pillow" - . ### - - - - -

. kusamakura inu mo shigururu ka yoru no koe .
(winter) sleet. "grass pillow" . a dog in the rain. voices of the night

. kusamakura makoto no hanami shite mo koyo .
(spring) cherry blossom viewing. grass pillow. go and experience it
for Yasomura Rotsuu 八十村路通 Rotsu -

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. kusa no to mo sumikawaru yo zo hina no ie .
(spring) Hina dolls. this old thatched hut changes inhabitants
(Basho is now off to Oku no Hosomichi)

. kusa no to ya higurete kureshi kiku no sake .
(autumn) chrysanthemum sake. grass door. dusk
for Kawai Otokuni

. kusa no ha o otsuru yori tobu hotaru kana .
(summer) fireflies. falling from a blade of grass. flying away



. kusuri nomu sarademo shimo no makura kana .
(winter) frost on my pillow. I drink medicine but
- MORE about Basho and his chronic illness



. kutabirete yado karu koro ya fuji no hana .
(spring) wisteria flowers. I am so tired. looking for a lodging


. kuwa no mi ya hana naki choo no yosute-zake .
(summer) mulberries. hermit sake for the butterflies



. kyoo bakari hito mo toshiyore hatsushigure .
(winter) first winter drizzle. just today. growing older.


. kyoo yori ya kakitsuke kesan kasa no tsuyu .
(autumn) dew. from today on. the inscription erased. my traveler's hat




- - - - - . - Kyooto 京都 Kyoto, Kyo -　Miyako 都 / みやこ - ### . - - - - -

. Kyoo made wa mada nakazora ya yuki no kumo .
(winter) snow, clouds, half-way

. Kyoo ni te mo Kyoo natsukashi ya hototogisu . Kyoo nite mo
(summer) little cuckoo, longing for Kyoto

. Kyoo wa kuman kusen kunju no hanami kana .
(spring) ninety-nine thousand (people). watching cherry blossoms


. Kyoo mo tooku Narumi ga taharukeki umi o naka ni hedatete .
alone at the beach of Narumi

. Kyoo ni akite kono kogarashi ya fuyuzumai .
(winter) winter storm. I am bored by Kyoto. lodging in winter




. kyooku 狂句 Kyoku, comic verse . *


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