JLPT N2 · Noun

俳句 (haiku)

俳句 (はいく, haiku) is a Japanese noun meaning “haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はいく
Romaji: haiku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

これは芭蕉の非常に有名な俳句です。

This is a very famous haiku by Basho.

Tatoeba #218151

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 俳句

俳

haiku, actorハイ · 10 strokes

句

phrase, clause, sentenceク · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 俳句.

俳優はいゆうactor句くsection (i.e. of text)文句もんくcomplaint語句ごくwords and phrases句読点くとうてんpunctuation mark

Source: JMdict entry 1471900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.