末うら枯がれ

noun

withering of twigs and branch tips

A seasonal word (kigo) for late autumn or early winter, describing the natural dying back of small branches and twigs. Often used in haiku and classical poetry.

• 庭にわの木き々ぎに末うら枯がれが見みられる季き節せつになった。

  It has become the season when the withering of twigs can be seen on the garden trees.

• 俳はい句くで「末うら枯がれ」は冬ふゆの季き語ごとして使つかわれる。

  In haiku, 'ura-gare' is used as a winter season word.