川柳
Meanings
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senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
A short, often satirical or witty poem in 5-7-5 mora pattern, similar to haiku but typically focusing on human nature and everyday life rather than nature or seasons.
Unlike haiku, senryū does not require a seasonal word.
He is good at composing humorous senryū.
Usage patterns
- 川柳を詠むto compose a senryū
My grandfather's hobby is reading the newspaper every morning and composing senryū.
- 川柳を投稿するto submit a senryū (e.g. to a contest or newspaper column)
She submitted a senryū to the newspaper's office-worker senryū contest.