Kanji
N1 5 strokes Grade 5 freq #1244

phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

mouth kuchi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
complaint; grumbling
section (i.e. of text); sentence
collection of haiku poems
being lost for words; becoming speechless
wording; words and phrases
phrase (verse, line)
gathering of haiku poets
words and phrases; words
seasonal festival

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

set phrase; stock phrase
clincher; pick-up line

Example sentences

Now that I think of it, I've been asked to look at a haiku he'd written by the tipsy bloke sitting next to me on the train.

Haiku are closely related to the seasons of the year.

He is always complaining of his room being small.

He's always complaining about the food.