Monday, May 30, 2022
You folks really don’t make judging easy!
Previous senryu
- 年齢欄「青二才」だと書いておく
ねんれいらん「あおにさい」だとかいておく
Age in years? / “A tenderfoot” / I put down
Notes:
to @LaVieQ with a nice 3-4-3- several excellent entries today
- As @LaVieQ points out, The word origin for 青二才 is quite interesting.
Current senryu challenge
Volume: Heartfelt
- 初孫の呼吸聞かせる娘の受話器
Break out the dictionaries for this one. 初孫 wasn’t a reading I’d have guessed!
Remember to please use the spoiler tag with your translation attempts! Also, please include the reading in kana with your submission.
Everyone is encouraged to participate, no matter your level!
Online tools like dictionaries, sentence databases, and even AI translation engines are fair game and can be extremely helpful. Yomichan is particularly handy if you use the Chrome or Firefox browser. The 語源由来辞典 is also an excellent resource for researching the etymology of various words and expressions.
Here are the links to the 356 Japanese originals (spoiler free) and to the the spreadsheet with all the upcoming senryu as well as the translations to date.