歳時記(さいじき)

さいじき
noun
almanac of seasonal words (for haiku)
education
1. almanac of seasonal words; saijiki
A reference book that catalogs kigo (seasonal words) used in haiku, organized by season. Each entry explains the word's seasonal association and often includes example haiku. An essential tool for haiku composition.
歳時記(さいじき)で季語(きご)を調(しら)べた。
I looked up seasonal words in a saijiki.
俳句(はいく)を始(はじ)めるなら歳時記(さいじき)を一冊(いっさつ)持(も)つとよい。
If you start writing haiku, it's good to have one saijiki.
歳時記(さいじき)をめくると、日本(にほん)の四季(しき)の豊(ゆた)かさを感(かん)じることができる。
Flipping through a saijiki, you can feel the richness of Japan's four seasons.

The 歳時記(さいじき) is indispensable for haiku poets. It categorizes 季語(きご) (seasonal words) into the five traditional seasons: 春(はる) (spring), 夏(なつ) (summer), 秋(あき) (autumn), 冬(ふゆ) (winter), and 新年(しんねん) (New Year). Famous ones include 角川(かどかわ)歳時記(さいじき) and 合本(がっぽん)俳句(はいく)歳時記(さいじき).

Common collocations

  • 歳時記(さいじき)を引(ひ)く — to look up (a word) in a saijiki
  • 歳時記(さいじき)をめくる — to browse a saijiki
  • 俳句(はいく)歳時記(さいじき) — haiku saijiki

Related words

Related Words

Related: 季語(きご) (seasonal word)
Related: 俳句(はいく) (haiku)
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Added 2026.3.22 11:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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