俳句 Haiku:
Two apes sniffing
Hoard of ginger cloves
The bottom of winter
読上 Voice:
俳句 Haiku:大寒や 生姜を家に 貯める猿
仮名 Kana:たいかんや しょうがをいえに ためるさる
羅馬 Roman:Taikan ya Shouga wo ie ni Tameru saru
読上 Voice:
季語 Kigo:大寒 (Taikan Cold major Bottom of winter)
季節 Season:冬 (Winter)
意味 Meaning:
Kigo Taikan (大寒) is one of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気).
Kanji 大 means "big" or "large."
Kanji 寒 means "cold" or "frost."
Therefore, kanji 大寒 literally means "peak of winter" or "lowest temperature."
解題 Commentary: