noun
cry of earthworms
A poetic seasonal phrase (kigo) for late autumn, referring to the faint, imagined sound of earthworms crying on autumn nights or rainy days. Used in haiku and classical poetry; not a literal zoological term.
「蚯蚓鳴く」は秋の季語として俳句に詠まれる。
'Mimizu naku' is used as an autumn kigo in haiku.
みみずなくという言葉には、秋の夜の静けさが感じられる。
The phrase 'mimizu naku' evokes the stillness of an autumn night.
Compound of 蚯蚓 (mimizu, 'earthworm') and 鳴く (naku, 'to cry/sing'). The phrase originates from classical Japanese poetry, where the imagined sound of earthworms was associated with the quiet melancholy of autumn nights.