1. haiku

noun. ['ˈhaɪkuː'] an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines.

Rhymes with Haiku

• brochu
• giurescu
• kankaku
• nikou
• picou
• shinxiaku
• takushoku
• tunku

How do you pronounce haiku?

Pronounce haiku as ˈhaɪku.

US - How to pronounce haiku in American English

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Sentences with haiku

1. Noun, singular or mass
In the short form of haiku, each word must count.

2. Adjective
While haiku poetry can address any subject, traditional haiku tend to place emphasis on nature.

Quotes about haiku

1. Dreams like a podcast,Downloading truth in my ears.They tell me cool stuff.""Apollo?"I guess, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad.He put his finger to his lips. "I'm incognito. Call me Fred.""A god named Fred?
- Rick Riordan

2. I want to create a seventeen-syllable word that encompasses the human condition, and then use that word to form the world’s most perfect haiku.
- Jarod Kintz, I Want

3. Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.
- Santōka Taneda, Mountain Tasting: Haiku and Journals of Santoka Taneda