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单词 haiku
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haiku

[ hahy-koo ]
/ ˈhaɪ ku /
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noun, plural hai·ku for 2.

a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
a poem written in this form.

Origin of haiku

1895–1900; <Japanese, equivalent to hai(kai) haikai + ku stanza; see hokku

Words nearby haiku

Haig, Haight-Ashbury, haik, haikai, Haikou, haiku, haikwan tael, hail, Hail Columbia, Haile Selassie, Haile Selassie I
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Example sentences from the Web for haiku

  • They only want a few words, more a haiku than a work of fiction.

    Rich People Want You to Work for Free|Ted Gioia|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for haiku

haiku

hokku

/ (ˈhaɪkuː) /

noun plural -ku

an epigrammatic Japanese verse form in 17 syllables

Word Origin for haiku

from Japanese, from hai amusement + ku verse
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for haiku

haiku
[ (heye-kooh) ]

A form of Japanese poetry. A haiku expresses a single feeling or impression and contains three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, respectively.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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