季語

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 季語, read きご, combines season 季 with word 語 as a seasonal marker in verse.
• Basic usage: It denotes a conventional word indicating a season in haiku or related verse, as in 春の季語.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • Not every word associated with weather automatically has the same function; its role in evoking a season in verse matters.