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hai·ku

(hī′ko͞o)

n. pl. haiku also hai·kus

a. A Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five morae, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.

b. A verse form in another language modeled on the Japanese haiku, typically counting syllables instead of morae.

2. A poem written in this form.

[Japanese : hai, amusement (from Middle Chinese pɦa⋮j) + ku, phrase (from Middle Chinese kyə̆`, sentence; also the source of Mandarin jù).]

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haiku

(ˈhaɪkuː) or

hokku

n, pl -ku

(Poetry) an epigrammatic Japanese verse form in 17 syllables

[from Japanese, from hai amusement + ku verse]

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hai•ku

(ˈhaɪ ku)

n., pl. -ku.

a Japanese poem or verse form, consisting of 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, often about nature or a season.

[1895–1900; < Japanese]

haiku

1. A Japanese word meaning amusement verse, used for a form of poem which has exactly 17 syllables.

2. A form of epigrammatic Japanese verse with exactly 17 syllables.

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