Where does “senryu” come from?
senryu (English) comes from Japanese 川柳, from Japanese 川, from Japanese 石川.
senryu (English): A haiku-like poem of up to 17 syllables that is...
Definitions
- A haiku-like poem of up to 17 syllables that is...
Ancestry of “senryu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 川柳 | "senryu": comic "haiku"; a riverside willow;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 川 | river, stream, brook |
| 3 | Japanese | 石川 | — |