hokku

[ haw-koo, hok-oo ]

/ ˈhɔ ku, ˈhɒk u /

noun, plural hok·ku.Prosody.

the opening verse of a linked verse series.

haiku.

Origin of hokku

1895–1900; <Japanese, equivalent to hok opening, first + ku stanza; earlier fot-ku<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese fá depart + jù phrase

Words nearby hokku

hokey cokey, hokey-pokey, hoki, Hokinson, Hokkaido, hokku, hokonui, hokum, Hokusai, hol-, hola

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Example sentences from the Web for hokku

The most attenuated form of all is the hokku (or haikai) which consists of only three lines, namely, 17 syllables.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various
The concluding hemistich, whereby the hokku becomes the tanka, is existent in the writer's mind, but never uttered.
Japanese Prints|John Gould Fletcher
He reformed the hokku, by introducing into everything he wrote a deep spiritual significance underlying the words.
Japanese Prints|John Gould Fletcher
It must always be understood that there is an implied continuation to every Japanese hokku.
Japanese Prints|John Gould Fletcher

That is not to say, that, by taking the letter for the spirit, we should in any way strive to imitate the hokku form.
Japanese Prints|John Gould Fletcher

British Dictionary definitions for hokku

hokku

/ (ˈhɒkuː) /

noun plural -ku

prosody another word for haiku

Word Origin for hokku

from Japanese, from hok beginning + ku hemistich

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单词	hokku
释义	hokku [ haw-koo, hok-oo ] / ˈhɔ ku, ˈhɒk u / noun, plural hok·ku.Prosody. the opening verse of a linked verse series. haiku. Origin of hokku 1895–1900; <Japanese, equivalent to hok opening, first + ku stanza; earlier fot-ku<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese fá depart + jù phrase Words nearby hokku hokey cokey, hokey-pokey, hoki, Hokinson, Hokkaido, hokku, hokonui, hokum, Hokusai, hol-, hola Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hokku The most attenuated form of all is the hokku (or haikai) which consists of only three lines, namely, 17 syllables. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various The concluding hemistich, whereby the hokku becomes the tanka, is existent in the writer's mind, but never uttered. Japanese Prints\|John Gould Fletcher He reformed the hokku, by introducing into everything he wrote a deep spiritual significance underlying the words. Japanese Prints\|John Gould Fletcher It must always be understood that there is an implied continuation to every Japanese hokku. Japanese Prints\|John Gould Fletcher That is not to say, that, by taking the letter for the spirit, we should in any way strive to imitate the hokku form. Japanese Prints\|John Gould Fletcher British Dictionary definitions for hokku hokku / (ˈhɒkuː) / noun plural -ku prosody another word for haiku Word Origin for hokku from Japanese, from hok beginning + ku hemistich 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
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