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- [hahy-koo]
- /ˈhaɪ ku/
- /ˈhaɪk.uː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-koo]
- /ˈhaɪ ku/
Definitions of haiku word
- noun plural haiku a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons. 1
- noun plural haiku a poem written in this form. 1
- noun haiku A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world. 1
- noun haiku 17-syllable poem 1
- variable noun haiku A haiku is a short poem consisting of words with a total of seventeen syllables, arranged on three lines. 0
- noun haiku an epigrammatic Japanese verse form in 17 syllables 0
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Origin of haiku
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < Japanese, equivalent to hai(kai) haikai + ku stanza; see hokku
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Parts of speech for Haiku
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exclamation
haiku popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for haiku
noun haiku
- rhyme — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- writing — the act of a person or thing that writes.
- verse — (not in technical use) a stanza.
- lyric — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
Antonyms for haiku
noun haiku
- prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
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