WKD (02) ... World Kigo Database


This database of seasonal words will give us an opportunity to deepen the understanding of kigo issues and to appreciate the climate, life and culture of other parts of the world.

This is an educational site for reference purposes of haiku poets worldwide.

... ... ... ... You do not have to be a member any haiku club to contribute to this database.

Dr. Gabi Greve, Japan

12/29/08

Latest Additions 2009

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Keywords, non-seasonal haiku topics, all year topics, all season topics, miscellaneous
no season, muki 無季、無期 ...



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Ubasuteyama, Sarashinayama, Kamurikiyama (in Nagano) Japan

Camp, camping (kyanpu), tent (tento) Japan, North America

Casuarina Tree Kenya

Chameleon Kenya

Kanga, wrapping cloth Kenya

Mildew, mold (kabi) Japan

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Hoshino Tsubaki 星野 椿 (1930 - )

Wood, firewood, timber, lumber Kenya

Crabapple, Sibold crabapple, "mountain pear" (yamanashi, yama-nashi) Japan. Malus sieboldii

funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat

Uchida Hyakken 内田百間 May 29, 1889 — April 20, 1971

Sea bream (tai, sakuradai, madai ..) Pagrus major Japan

Laquer tree (urushi no ki) Rhus verniciflua Japan. "Sun spurge" Euphorbia helioscopia, "swamp laquer"

Leopard lily (hioogi) Belamcanda chinensis Japan. ubatama 鳥羽玉 sweet balls

Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanatto 浜納豆

Bilberries, cowberries (kokemomo), Preiselbeere Japan

DRINKS - Hot and Cold DRINKS SAIJIKI

Kawasaki Tenko (Tenkoo) Born 1927

Racoon, racoon dog, badger (tanuki, mujina, anaguma) Japan

Spinach (hoorensoo) Japan. Spinat

PEPPER, (togarashi, toogarashi) red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more, Chili pepper, paprica Paprika (piiman), sweet green pepper (shishitoo) and more

Puddle, puddles Tropical regions, Japan

Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles Japan

Stepping stones Kenya in the rain

Trench clearing Guyana

Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts Japan. Schokolade

Carpet, rug (juutan, dantsuu) Japan

Snack, afternoon snack Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け

Fountain (funsui) Springbrunnen Japan

Cider, apple cider (saidaa) Japan, Europe, Australia


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Moyashi udo もやし独活(もやしうど)sprouts of spikenard and more moyashi
Bohnensprossen

Hoonensai 豊年祭 Festival for a bountiful harvest "Penis Festival", at Tagata Shrine, Aichi prefecture

. . . Cool, cold, chilly ... a feeling and related kigo during all seasons.

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) bird North America

Virga precipitation Southern United States

. kunshu sanmon 葷酒山門(くんしゅさんもん)
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!

Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento Lunchbox from Kyoto

Devil's tongue (konnyaku) Konjak plant and food. Japan

"May Day" in England (mee dii) Japan. International Workers' Day

Pleiades (matariki) Maori, New Zealand. (subaru, Japan)

"butterbur like KYARA aloeswood" (kyarabuki) Japan

Wimbledon Tennis Championship Tournament, Grand Slam England

Acacia blossoms Yemen, Japan

Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 (むそうき), Soseki Ki Memorial Day for Muso Kokushi Soseki and the ZUIKI taro festival

Taro root (sato-imo, taro imo) Japan. Philippines (gabi). Taro-Kartoffel

Hawthorn and Firethorn (sanzashi) Crataegus and Pyracanthus. Japan, Europe

Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )

hon-i, hon'i 本意 (ほんい) the basic meaning the traditional poetic essence. Haiku Theory

tamanegi 玉葱 (たまねぎ) round onion and many more summer vegetables
shallot, tomato, eggplant, etc.

Humanity and Observances, two important categories for HAIKU

Bullsnake, bull snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) North America

Berry, berries ... names of trees, shrubs and the fruit itself

Dengaku 田楽 dance and food

VEGETABLE SAIJIKI

Deer (shika), fawn in all seasons

Sushi, popular food Japan

Fukagawa, a suburb of Edo/Tokyo Japan

Field cricket, Gryllus campestris Europe

Conger eel (anago) Congriscus megastomus. Japan. Meeraal.

Pike, pike conger, pike eel (hamo) Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth. Japan

Wasabi, japanese horseradish Japanischer Meerrettich

Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets

Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer

Ekiben, station lunch box day, April 10

shunrai, spring thunder 春雷

Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies

Tundra, Siberia, Hokkaido, Okinawa etc... topics for haiku

Bison, American Bison

One Day Saijiki, a KIGO list
Morning, Midday (daytime), Evening, Night

Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha) India

Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree. Australia

Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets. Australia

Blue Triangle butterfly, bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon choredon) Australia

Twilight, dusk (kure) Japan. Worldwide

Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam Japan

Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis ) Parijat blossoms. India

Masaki Yuuko, Yuko Masaki 正木 ゆう子 (1952 - )
also about the avoidance of negative verbs

Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi, asaichi 日本三大朝市) Morgenmarkt Japan

Ides of March Italy. March 15.

Corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Seta Bridge at Lake Biwa

Sakurai Baishitsu 桜井梅室 (1769-1852)

Warmth (atataka), feeling warm in spring (shundan) Japan

Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく(ニンニク)) ) Japan. Knoblauch

Shark (same 鮫 (さめ)) Japan. Haifisch

Tide, ebb and flood (shio, ushio) ... KIGO LIST

Scorpion (sasori) Japan. Skorpion

Cauliflower, broccoli, komatsuna, naganegi leek, and more winter vegetables
Also spring, summer and autumn vegetables.

Sardines (iwashi,hishiko and more) Japanese Anchovy Japan. KIGO LIST. Sardinen

Plums, pickled plums (umeboshi) Japan. and more tsukemono pickled food

momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら) Maple leaves sweet tempura
from the town of Mino 箕面 near Osaka.

Worm, worms and earthworm (mimizu) Japan. Regenwurm

Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki 恵方巻き) for Setsubun, February 3.

Stimulation of the brain through poetry ... ... smell the coffee !

Wasambon sweets (wasanbon) Japan. Shikoku.

Kasai Bridge (Kasaibashi) Tokyo, Japan

Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel ... a LIST

Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England

Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments

Vegetables from Kyoto (kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai) Japan

Paradise (gokuraku) Japan

Winter Kigo from Canada Arctic Fox, Chickadee, Lemmings, Lesser Snow Goose, Wolverine

Spring moon, moon in spring (haru no tsuki) ... various KIGO

Oatmeal porridge, congee, mushWorldwide. Rice gruel (kayu), rice soup with ingredients (zoosui) : Japan

Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers


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Thank you for visiting the World Kigo Database !
And come back soon !

Gabi Greve, Japan

Start of the WKD in May 2004


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