Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) せ​んりゅう [séꜜǹryùù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• (Tokyo) せんりゅ​う [sèńryúꜜù] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nrjɯᵝː]

Noun

川柳 ‎(hiragana せんりゅう, romaji senryū, historical hiragana せんりう)

1. (poetry) comic haiku, senryu

Etymology 2

From 川 ‎(kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳 ‎(yanagi, “willow”)

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) かわや​なぎ [kàwáyáꜜnàgì] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠jã̠na̠ɡ̃i]

Alternative forms

• 川楊
• 楊柳

Noun

川柳 ‎(hiragana かわやなぎ, romaji kawayanagi, historical hiragana かはやなぎ)

1. riverside willow, in particular the rosegold pussy willow

Etymology 3

From 川 ‎(kawa, “river, stream, brook”) + 柳 ‎(yagi, “willow”)

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ja̠ɡ̃i]

Alternative forms

• 川楊
• 楊柳

Noun

川柳 ‎(hiragana かわやぎ, romaji kawayagi, historical hiragana かはやぎ)

1. riverside willow, in particular the rosegold pussy willow

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9