How to say 'Haiku' in Japanese | 俳句

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The Japanese word for Haiku is 'Haiku', written as 俳句 in Japanese.'Haiku' in hiragana is はいく.

word

俳句

Meaning

Haiku

Reading

はいく

haiku

Kanji

俳Actor, Haiku 句Phrase, Paragraph

Explanation

The Japanese noun '俳句 (はいく)' refers to a traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable structure. Haiku often capture a moment in nature or evoke a specific emotion, and they are known for their brevity and depth. For example: I wrote a haiku about the moon「月について俳句を書いた」(つきについてはいくをかいた). This haiku is beautiful「この俳句は美しい」(このはいくはうつくしい). Haiku is a significant part of Japanese culture and is appreciated worldwide for its simplicity and elegance.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7366

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 俳句

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

俳

Meaning

Actor, Haiku

kanji

句

Meaning

Phrase, Paragraph

Words Related to 俳句 Through the Kanji 俳

This Word contains the Kanji 俳 as well.

word

俳優

Meaning

Actor

Words Related to 俳句 Through the Kanji 句

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 句 as well.

word

文句

Meaning

Phrase, Complaint

word

句

Meaning

Phrase

word

慣用句

Meaning

Idiom

word

挙げ句

Meaning

Result

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