haiku

UK /ˈhaɪkuː/ US /haɪˈku/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

famous, fixed, good, other, poetic, related

VERB + HAIKU

count, look, recited, writing, written, wrote

HAIKU + NOUN

basho, elis, he'd, juliana, poem, pona, toki

PREP.

in, in

ADV.

closely, really

Definitions

noun

A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

Some of the results resemble haikus.

A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

Haiku, a poem

five beats, then seven, then five

name

A village in the census-designated place of Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States.

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Some of the results resemble haikus.

Wiktionary

Haiku, a poem

Wiktionary

five beats, then seven, then five

Wiktionary

Mr. Satoyama's work made a big impression in the world of haiku.

Tatoeba · #19178

This is a very famous haiku by Basho.

Tatoeba · #55463

A famous Japanese poet does not approve of any fixed doctrine in haiku.

Tatoeba · #281318

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