Where does “senryū” come from?

senryū (English) comes from Japanese 川柳, from Japanese 川, from Japanese 石川 — Ishi River (rivers in Japan).

senryū (English): A haiku-like poem of up to 17 syllables that is...

Definitions

  1. A haiku-like poem of up to 17 syllables that is...

Ancestry of “senryū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese川柳"senryu": comic "haiku"; a riverside willow;...
2Japanese川river, stream, brook
3Japanese石川Ishi River (rivers in Japan)
Every word from Japanese 石川 →Every word from Japanese 川 →Every word from Japanese 川柳 →