季 語(きご)

きご

noun

seasonal word

language culture

1. seasonal word

A word or phrase associated with a particular season, used as a requirement in traditional haiku poetry.

俳句(はいく)には季語(きご)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Haiku require a seasonal word.

桜(さくら)は春(はる)の季語(きご)です。

Cherry blossoms are a spring seasonal word.

季語(きご)を入(い)れないと俳句(はいく)にならない。

Without a seasonal word, it doesn't count as haiku.

季語(きご) is a word that indicates a specific season, required in traditional 俳句(はいく) (haiku) and 連歌(れんが) (linked verse).

Types

春(はる) (spring): 桜(さくら), 梅(うめ), 花見(はなみ)
夏(なつ) (summer): 蝉(せみ), 風鈴(ふうりん), 夕立(ゆうだち)
秋(あき) (autumn): 紅葉(もみじ), 月(つき), 虫(むし)の声(こえ)
冬(ふゆ) (winter): 雪(ゆき), 霜(しも), 炬燵(こたつ)

Related words

歳時記(さいじき): seasonal almanac that catalogues 季語(きご)

Related Words

Related: 俳句(はいく) (haiku)

Related: 歳時記(さいじき) (seasonal almanac that catalogues)

Related: 切(き)れ字(じ) (cutting word (in haiku))

Related: 赤蜻蛉(あかとんぼ) (red dragonfly)

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Added 2026.2.3 9:29 · Revised 2026.10.13 22:26

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