Haiku

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See also: haiku, haikú, and haïku

German[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 俳句 (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (bɛj, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kjù, “line”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯ku/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Haiku n or m (strong, genitive Haikus or Haiku, plural Haikus or Haiku)

  1. haiku (Japanese poem of a specific form: 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables)
  2. haiku (poem in any language of the same form)


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Further reading[edit]

  • “Haiku” in Duden online
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