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俳句

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 俳句

いく
Noun
Freq #30521
1

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

Examples
これは芭蕉の非常に有名な俳句です。
This is a very famous haiku by Basho.

Kanji in this Word

10 strokes
Frequency: 1137
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

haiku
actor

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハイ
5 strokes
Frequency: 1244
JLPT N1
Grade 5

Meanings

phrase
clause
sentence
passage
paragraph
counter for haiku

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
すく
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