川柳

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
川	柳
せん Grade: 1	りゅう Grade: S
on’yomi

From 川 (sen, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳 (ryū, “willow”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) せんりゅう [séꜜǹryùù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- (Tokyo) せんりゅう [sèńryúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nɾʲɨᵝː]

Noun

川柳 (hiragana せんりゅう, rōmaji senryū, historical hiragana せんりう)

(poetry) comic haiku, senryu

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
川	柳
かわ Grade: 1	やなぎ Grade: S
kun’yomi

From 川 (kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳 (yanagi, “willow”)

Alternative forms

川楊
楊柳

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) かわやなぎ [kàwáyáꜜnàgì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ja̠na̠ɡʲi]

Noun

川柳 (hiragana かわやなぎ, rōmaji kawayanagi, historical hiragana かはやなぎ)

riverside willow, in particular the rosegold pussy willow

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
川	柳
Grade: 1	Grade: S
Irregular

From 川 (kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳 (yagi, “willow”)

Alternative forms

川楊
楊柳

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ja̠ɡʲi]

Noun

川柳 (hiragana かわやぎ, rōmaji kawayagi, historical hiragana かはやぎ)

riverside willow, in particular the rosegold pussy willow

References

1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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