Flowers and Fireworks

06/29/2010

a sasanqua
a Japanese camellia
山茶花 (sazanka)

a flowering dogwood
花水木 (hanamizuki)

a safflower
紅花 (benibana)

Japanese flower arrangement
生け花 (ikebana)

the art of Japanese flower arrangement
華道 (kadō)

fireworks
花火 (hanabi)

Basic Japanese Characters

Jun 29, 2010 10:56:04 PM

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Year after Year, Month after Month, etc. 年々 nennen … year after year 月々 tsukizuki … month a...

Haiku and Tanka Haiku is a style of Japanese poetry. A haiku is a short verse composed of three phrases: 5 syllabics, 7 and 5. Each haiku includes a season word called kigo. Tanka is another style of Japanese poetry. A tanka is composed of five phrases: 5 syllabics, 7, 5, 7, and 7. It has 31 syllabics in total.

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