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Haiku ['haɪku:] n
gen. 裴矩 (unclass)
given. ハイク
surn. 羽生
haiku ['haɪku:] n
gen. 発句 news2 nf47
ling. ichi1 news1 nf12
n haiku | n ['haɪku:] n
gen. 俳句 ichi1 news1 nf05
 English thesaurus
haiku ['haɪku:] n
lit. A Japanese poem where the form consists of a single three-line stanza of seventeen syllables. The first line contains five syllables, the second contains seven, whilst the last has, again, five syllables. The short poem encapsulates the spirit of the poet's mood. Haikus often lose their meaning in translation.