It continued to be called 'senryu,' 'senryufu kyoku,' or 'senryu kyoku' until the Meiji period, as it was kyoku composed by the members whose master was Senryu; this differentiated kyoku from other zappai (playful literature originating from haiku).
明治期まで「川柳」、「川柳風狂句」ないし「川柳狂句」とよばれたのは、川柳という宗匠を頂点とする会員による狂句で、それ以外の雑俳と区別された。