ク
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase
3. verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
4. haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
5. maxim; saying; idiom; expression
6. clause (e.g. in a database query language)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
ク
Used in vocabulary (79 in total)
brief word
ordinary verse of a renga (i.e. not the first three verses or the last verse)
similar phrase
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
gathering of haiku poets
period; full stop
composing haiku poems
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
linked verse; couplet; renku
verse
scripture; passage from scripture
next (spoken) word
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
words and phrases; words
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
redundant phrase; joke
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
punctuation mark
chapter and verse; paragraph; passage
couplet; antithesis
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
first part of a poem or verse
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
famous saying; noted haiku
collection of haiku poems
(a few) words; phrase; expression
subject for a haiku
repetition; accumulative clause; refrain; burden
meaning of phrase
noun phrase; NP
slab with a haiku cut on it
poor poem
quotation
last part of a poem or Bible verse
few words; single phrase
beautiful passage of literature
first part of a poem; first part of a verse
every single word and phrase; each and every word
type of comic haiku
modifier; qualifier
acrostic poetry; acrostic
short phrase
phrase used as an adjective
verb phrase; verbal phrase
parenthetical expression
adverbial phrase; adverb phrase
splendid haiku; well-turned phrase
submitting a haiku (for publication)
simple phrase
poetry form (esp. haiku); grammatical structure in kanbun
haiku given as an example
development of a text; the second line in a four-line Chinese poem
second verse (in a linked series of poems)
phrase example; haiku example
words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
phrases and clauses
every clause
difficult phrase
modifier; qualifier
turning or twisting part of a text
last part of a poem or Bible verse
idiom; idiomatic phrase
meaning of a phrase
original passage (in document)
middle part of the verse
phrase structure rule
phrase structure grammar; PSG
adjective phrase; adjectival phrase
every single word and phrase; each and every word
phrasal verb
data clause
file clause
environment clause
number token
report clause
cognate object verb phrase
story; tale; unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting
Examples (5 in total)
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