https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kireji
List of common kireji
Classical renga developed a tradition of 18 kireji, which were adopted by haikai, thence used for both renku and haiku,[4] the most common of which are listed below:[5]
- ka (か): emphasis; when at end of a phrase, it indicates a question
- kana (哉/かな): emphasis; usually can be found at a poem's end, indicates wonder
- -keri (〜けり): exclamatory verbal suffix, past perfect
- -ramu or -ran (〜らむ/〜らん): verbal suffix indicating probability
- -shi (〜し): adjectival suffix; usually used to end a clause
- -tsu (〜つ): verbal suffix; present perfect
- ya (や): emphasises the preceding word or words. Cutting a poem into two parts, it implies an equation, while inviting the reader to explore their interrelationship.[6]
