Where does “川柳” come from?

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

川柳 (Japanese): "senryu": comic "haiku"; a riverside willow;...

Definitions

  1. "senryu": comic "haiku"; a riverside willow;...

Ancestry of “川柳”, step by step

川柳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 川

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese川river, stream, brook
2Japanese石川Ishi River (rivers in Japan)

via Japanese 柳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese柳a willow tree
2Middle Chinese柳—

Words derived from “川柳”

Every word from Japanese 石川 →Every word from Japanese 川 →