/ˈhaɪkuː/, /haɪˈku/, /ˈhaɪku/
OriginBorrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (beaj, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨoᴴ, “line”).
- 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.
“Some of the results resemble haikus.”
- 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.
“Haiku, a poem”
“five beats, then seven, then five”
“ends as it began.”
- A village in the census-designated place of Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States.
Formshaiku(plural) · haikus(plural)