Word details

俳句

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

Dictionary

Entry

俳句いくNounFreq #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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

haiku, actor

10 strokesFrequency 1,137JLPT N1Grade 6

On

ハイ

phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

5 strokesFrequency 1,244JLPT N1Grade 5

On

Nanori

すく

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