Moto 句 (く)section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage
- section (i.e. of text); sentence; passagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- phrasenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- maxim; saying; idiomnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
Kanji in 句
Words that share its kanji
- 俳句はいくhaiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
- 文句もんくcomplaint; grumbling
- 句集くしゅうcollection of haiku poems
- 揚げ句あげくafter (a long process); at the end of
- 絶句ぜっくbeing lost for words; becoming speechless
- 一句いっくphrase (verse, line)
- 初節句はつぜっくbaby's first annual festival
- 句会くかいgathering of haiku poets
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