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Thursday, August 11, 2022
Previous senryu
- 冷戦の妻が六法読み始め
れいせんの・つまがろっぽう・よみほじめ
Midst our “cold war,” / wife starts reading the / laws of the land
Notes:
- 4-5-4 English version based on @KJules translation
- TIL that 六法 (or Six Codes) are the six main areas of law in Japan, S. Korea and Taiwan.
- Given the above, the literal translation of 読む seems a bit far fetched to me. That a wife would start reading (referring to) so many law books in the midst of a couple’s quarrel is hard to imagine (unless she’s a lawyer - but, even then…). Perhaps, it seems as if she’s “reciting” (another meaning of 読む) from the law books to the husband? In other words, the husband states sarcastically that whatever his wife is saying to him during their “cold war” sounds “legalese,” as if she’s quoting laws from the 六法 to establish his faults.
Current senryu challenge
Volume: Heartfelt
- 「無事着いた」ただそれだけの電話待つ
Hints:
I checked the difference between 電話待つ and 電話を待つ on DeepL. Interesting…
The kanji/words in this senryu are pretty much straightforward. Good luck!
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