When the frog has eaten too much, its belly begins to swell.Īnd tonight, Buson has eaten too much while watching the ful moon. Toad, bullfrog, hikigaeru 蟇蛙 Bufo vulgarisīuson refers to an old Chinese legend, where a bullfrog lives on the moon. Kajika is noted for its attractive voice when singing in the river.
River frog, kajika 河鹿, kajikagaeru 河鹿蛙 Polypedates buergeri Kawazu no ko 蛙の子（かわずのこ）"child of the frog", baby frog Karl the Froggieat GokuRakuAn, Gabi GreveĬan you detect him? If not, check in here : There is also a proverb about the frogs borrowing human eyes, expressing the drowsiness in late spring. My home in Okayama is surrounded by terraced rice fields and the annual frog concert season is quite something! They enjoy to live in the wet ricefields during spring and summer. This is a very general term and does not include the various species mentioned below.įrog in rice plantariums, nawajiro kawazu 苗代蛙įrogs tend to come out of their winter hiding from the earth at the end of Feburary. Let us look at some frogs the way they are used as kigo in various seasons.
And for haiku friends, the frog lives on a special podest because of Basho and his "old pond" haiku. There are many types of frogs and toads on our planet. ***** Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn (see below)
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