Vocabulary

What does 俳句 (はいく, haiku) mean?

俳句 (はいく, haiku) means haiku (poem).

Quick facts
Readingはいく
Romajihaiku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
はいく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhaiku

haiku (poem)

  1. 1noun haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

Example sentences

  • Haiku need to include a word indicating the season.

  • My grandfather composes haiku every day.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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