Japanese Culture, QT2 Flashcards
Japanese national sport
Sumo
Japanese name for Japan
Nipon/Nippon
Japanese sword
Katana
Period of Peace and Prosperity
Heian Age
contains vivid sketches of people and place, anecdotes and witticism
The Pillow Book
Who wrote The Pillow Book?
Sei Shonagon
dominated by the samurai class, the band of warriors,
Feudal Era
an empire, in the late 1500s, it crushed the warring feudal lords and controlled all of Japan
Tokugawa Shogonate
the old name of Tokyo
Edo
“the way of gods”
Shintoism
It emphasized the importance of meditation, concentration, and self-
discipline as the way to enlightenment.
Zen Buddhism
connotes duty, justice,
honor, face, decency,
respectability, courtesy,
charity, humanity, love,
gratitude, claim.
Giri
suggests a sense of
obligation or
indebtedness which
propels a Japanese to
act.
On
Poems are consisting of
alternate lines of five and
seven syllables with an
additional syllable line at
the end.
Choka
It consists of five lines 0f
5-7-5-7-7 syllables.
Used as means of
communication in ancient
Japan
Tanka
Japanese linked-verse poetry in which two or more poets supplied alternating sections of a poem. The renga form began as the composition of a single tanka (a traditional five-line poem) by two people and was a
popular pastime from ancient times, even in remote rural areas.
Renga
developed from hokku, three lines 5-7-5
Haiku
Emerged during 14th century as
the earliest form of Japanese
drama, The Noh performers’ subtle
expression of inner strength,
along with the beauty of
costumes
Noh Play
Is farce traditionally performed
between the noh tragedies
Kyogen
It is performed with the
accompaniment of orchestra
and generally focus on the lives
of common people rather than
aristocrats
Kabuki
Jōruri (music), a type of song
narrative with shamisen
accompaniment, typically found
in bunraku, a traditional
Japanese puppet theatre
Jorori
was the first great poet of haiku in the 1600s
Matsuo Basho
Greatest haiku poet
Matsuo Basho
In their time, poets were
beginning to take the hokku’s form
as a template for composing small
standalone poems engaging
natural imagery
Matsuo Basho
Their haiku are as attentive to the
small creatures of the world—
mosquitoes, bats, cats—as they are
tinged with sorrow and an awareness
of the nuances of human behavior.
Kobayashi Issa
wrote pieces that intertwined prose and poetry, including Journal of My Father’s Last
Days and The Year of My Life
Kobayashi Issa
was a Buddhist monk and haiku writer
Kobayashi Issa
is known as one of the great
haiku masters, and their work is
generally regarded as more
sensuous and, reflecting his dual
career as a painter
Yosa Buson
second greatest haiku poet
Yosa Buson
was a poet and a painter
Yosa Buson
Influenced by Chinese poetry
Yosa Buson
used for those qualified to supervise the training of priests-to-be
Shike
is an honor title given to older monks and Zen teachers
Roshi
is a simple word for a Zen teacher
Sensei
is used for trainees in the basic level of priesthood
Osho
