Usually means: Seasonal reference in Japanese poetry.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (kigo)

▸ noun:  (poetry) A seasonal word; a word required in haiku to indicate the season.

Similar:
kibun, gibun, waka, Kango, choka, kago, shōchikubai, okimono, Kibo, sijo, more...

Opposite:
makoto, free verse, non-seasonal poetry

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Similar:
kibun, gibun, waka, Kango, choka, kago, shōchikubai, okimono, Kibo, sijo, more...

Opposite:
makoto, free verse, non-seasonal poetry



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