Saijiki

Asaijiki(Tuế thời ký,lit."year-time chronicle" )is a list of Japanesekigo(seasonal terms) used inhaikuand related forms of poetry. An entry in asaijikiusually includes a description of thekigoitself, as well as a list of similar or related words, and some examples of haiku that include thatkigo.^[1]Akiyose(Quý ký せ)is similar, but does not contain sample poems. Modernsaijikiandkiyoseare divided into the four seasons and New Year, with some containing a further section for seasonless(Vô quý,muki)topics. Each seasonal section is further divided into a standard set of categories, each containing a list of relevantkigo.The most common categories are the season, the heavens, the earth, humanity, observances, animals and plants.

Japanese seasons

In theJapanese calendar,seasons traditionally followed thelunisolar calendarwith thesolsticesandequinoxesat the middle of a season. The traditional Japanese seasons are:

Spring: 4 February–5 May
Summer: 6 May–7 August
Autumn: 8 August–6 November
Winter: 7 November–3 February

In categorisingkigo,asaijikiorkiyosedivides each season into early, middle, and late periods, as follows:^[2]

Early spring: 4 February–5 March
Mid-spring: 6 March–4 April
Late spring: 5 April–5 May
Early summer: 6 May–5 June
Mid-summer: 6 June–6 July
Late summer: 7 July–7 August
Early autumn: 8 August–7 September
Mid-autumn: 8 September–7 October
Late autumn: 8 October–6 November
Early winter: 7 November–6 December
Mid-winter: 7 December–4 January
Late winter: 5 January–3 February

Bibliography

English

The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words,selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto, on Renku Home
William J. Higginson,ed.Haiku world: an international poetry almanac.Kodansha, 1996.ISBN 978-4-7700-2090-1
The Japanese Haiku Topical Dictionaryat the University of Virginia Japanese Text Initiative
World Kigo Database,worldwidesaijiki

French

LE SAIJIKI: Ephéméride poétique à l'usage des poètes composant des haïku en langue française(in French)- Le Saijiki, the French version of the Saijiki bySeegan Mabesoone,has been available since 1998.

Japanese

Masaoka Shiki,ed.Kiyose.1930 (Japanese:Chính cương tử quy biên 『 quý ký せ』 ( tam tỉnh đường, 1930 ))
Kyoshi Takahama,ed.A New Saijiki,1934 (Japanese:Cao bang hư tử biên 『 tân tuế thời ký 』 ( tam tỉnh đường, 1934 ))
Teiko Inahata,ed.The New Hototogisu Saijiki,1996 (Japanese:Đạo điền đinh tử biên 『ホトトギス tân tuế thời ký 』 ( tam tỉnh đường, 1996 ) ＆ CD bản ( 1998 ))

References

^Gill, Robin D.The Fifth Season—Poems to Re-Create the World: In Praise of Olde Haiku: New Year Ku; Books 1 & 2,Paraverse Press, 2007,ISBN 978-0-9742618-9-8,p.18
^Higginson, William J.Kiyose (Seasonword Guide),From Here Press, 2005, p.24

External links

A Dictionary of Haiku, Classified by Season Words with Traditional and Modern Methods, by Jane Reichhold (AHA Books)