Haiku

See also: haiku, haikú, and haïku

German

Alternative forms
  • Haikai, Hokku

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俳句 (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (bɛj, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kjù, “line”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯ku/
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Noun

Haiku n or m (strong, genitive Haikus or Haiku, plural Haikus or Haiku)

  1. haiku (Japanese poem of a specific form: 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables)
  2. haiku (poem in any language of the same form)


Hypernyms

Further reading
  • “Haiku” in Duden online
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