hokku
1. first 17-syllable verse of a renga
2. haiku
3. first five-syllable line of a tanka
Noun
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1. first 17-syllable verse of a renga
2. haiku
3. first five-syllable line of a tanka
1. Opening verse of; Initial stanza of
1. With a starting verse; As a beginning verse
1. Haiku beginning; First verse
1. Not a haiku.; It's not a starting verse.
1. It is not a haiku.; I am not composing a haiku.
1. Is not a haiku.; Is not a starting verse.
1. Probably a haiku.; Likely a starting verse.
1. Wasn't a haiku.; Wasn't the opening verse.
1. Was a starting verse.; Was a hokku.