haiku

1. 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.
2. 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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪ.kuː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (beaj, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨoᴴ, “line”).

Synonyms

hokku

drag

Translations

Haiku

haïku

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haiku

هايكو

haikai

χαϊκού

Haikai

Haicai

Haïku

haiku

haiku

هَايْكُو