English Explanatory Dictionary

haiku

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
  2. A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
name
  1. A village in the census-designated place of Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪkuː/ /haɪˈku/ /ˈhaɪku/ en-us-haiku.ogg

Word forms

haiku haikus

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (beaj, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨoᴴ, “line”).

Synonyms

hokku

Related words

haikai senryū: a short humorous poem similar to the haiku

Derived words

haikuish haikuist haikulike limeraiku mathemaku pseudohaiku Haiku-Pauwela

Translations

Arabic: هَايْكُو Chinese Mandarin: 俳句 Danish: haiku Esperanto: hajko Finnish: haiku French: haïku Georgian: ჰაიკუ German: Haiku Hindi: हाइकु Icelandic: hæka Indonesian: haiku Japanese: 俳句 Korean: 하이쿠 Malay: haiku Marathi: हाइकु Norwegian: haiku Polish: haiku Portuguese: haiku Portuguese: haicai Russian: ха́йку Russian: хо́кку
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