12/21/2010

Important things (daiji)

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Important things (daiji)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity


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Explanation


Takahama Kyoshi 高浜虚子 uses the expression daiji kana in his haiku.

daiji 大事  ... that can have a lot of meanings,
something important, a great achievement, something serious.

The Japanese say
"O-Daiji Ni お大事に" to a sick person to wish him well and "take good
care" of himself.



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source : cykopiy.exblog.jp


今日が大事 今が大事

today is important
now is important


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HAIKU



寒声に嗄らせし喉を大事かな
kangoe ni karaseshi nodo o daiji kana

I must take care of my throat,
which has become hoarse in the cold




ものの芽のあらはれ出でし大事かな
mono no me no araware ideshi daiji kana

the buds / all the buds / so many buds
are finally coming out -
daiji kana

Takahama Kyoshi
Paraversed by Gabi Greve

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mono no me no araware ideshi daiji kana

So much depends
on the coming into bud
of things

Kyoshi
Tr. Janine Beichman

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土塊を一つ動かし物芽出づ
tsuchikure o hitotsu ugokashi monome izu

moving one
lump of earth (a little bit)
a bud comes out

Takahama Kyoshi
Paraversed by Gabi Greve


. mono no me ものの芽, monome 物芽  
kigo for early spring


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Related words


***** . Takahama Kyoshi 高浜 虚子 .


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