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Meaning of "hokku" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOKKU

From Japanese, from hok beginning + ku hemistich.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HOKKU

ˈhɒkuː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOKKU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hokku is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOKKU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hokku

Hokku is the opening stanza of a Japanese orthodox collaborative linked poem, renga, or of its later derivative, renku. From the time of Matsuo Bashō, the hokku began to appear as an independent poem, and was also incorporated in haibun. In the late 19th century, Masaoka Shiki, renamed the stand-alone hokku to haiku, and the latter term is now generally applied retrospectively to all hokku appearing independently of renku or renga, irrespective of when they were written. The term hokku continues to be used in its original sense, as the opening verse of a linked poem.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOKKU

Basescu · beaucoup · buchu · bunraku · coo · cou-cou · coup · cuckoo · haiku · haku · kuku · Maluku · mamaku · nunchaku · otaku · puku · raku · rokkaku · Shikoku · sudoku

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOKKU

hojatolislam · hoka · hoke · hokey · hokey cokey · hokey-pokey · hokeyness · hoki · hokily · hokiness · Hokkaido · hokonui · hokum · Hokusai · hoky-poky · holandric · holarchy · Holarctic · holard

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOKKU

Baku · Daimoku · gagaku · hapuku · kotuku · kotukutuku · minshuku · nogaku · Sato Eisaku · seppuku · Turku

Synonyms and antonyms of hokku in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hokku» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HOKKU

Find out the translation of hokku to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hokku from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hokku» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

hokku
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

hokku
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hokku
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

hokku
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hokku
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

хокку
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

hokku
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

hokku
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

hokku
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Hokku
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

hokku
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

hokku
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

hokku
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hokku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hokku
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

hokku
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

होकू
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hokku
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

hokku
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

hokku
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

хокку
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

hokku
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hokku
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hokku
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hokku
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hokku
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hokku

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOKKU»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hokku

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOKKU»

Discover the use of hokku in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hokku and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bashō and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary
“The first book in a Western language that conveys the richness, range, genius, and power of Basho’s poetry. . . . A gem of a work.”—Chanoyu Quarterly
Makoto Ueda, 1995
2
Selected English Writings of Yone Noguchi: Prose
He wrote this hokku in England, he says, "when I most abruptly awoke in 1902 to the noise of Charing Cross. . . . And it was by Westminster Bridge where I heard the evening chime that I wrote again in 'hokku' which appears, when translated, ...
Yoné Noguchi, Yoshinobu Hakutani, 1992
3
Japanese Haiku: Its Essential Nature and History
honor and privilege to be delegated the task of composing the hokku, and everyone seems to have practiced writing them alone. By 1356, when the Tsukubashū was compiled,one complete volume—the twentieth—contained only hokku,and ...
Kenneth Yasuda, 2011
4
The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature
What follows is, therefore, yet more detailed: Preface by *Enomoto Kikaku 1 Winter hokku ( 1-94) 2 Summer hokku (95-188) 3 Autumn hokku (189-264) 4 Spring hokku (265-382) 5 Four kasen *Tobi no Ha no no Maki *Ichinaka wa no Maki ...
Earl Roy Miner, 1988
5
Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan
EARLY MODERN POETRY Haikai/Hokku/Haiku Toward the end of the medieval period, a new poetic form developed from the renga tradition. This form, haikai (or haikai no renga), became the central poetic style of the early modern period.
William E. Deal, 2005
6
Modernity in East-West Literary Criticism: New Readings
He wrote this hokku in England, he says, "when I most abruptly awoke in 1902 to the noise of Charing Cross. . . . And it was by Westminster Bridge where I heard the evening chime that I wrote again in 'hokku' which appears, when translated, ...
Yoshinobu Hakutani, 2001
7
Transcending Space: Architectural Places in Works by Henry ...
He wrote this hokku in England, he says, "when I most abruptly awoke in 1902 to the noise of Charing Cross. . . . And it was by Westminster Bridge where I heard the evening chime that I wrote again in 'hokku' which appears, when translated, ...
‎2000
8
Poetry Kaleidoscope:
This was the situation until the appearance of Masaoka Shiki (1867–1902), a reformer and revisionist who marks the end of hokku in a wider context. Shiki, a prolific writer even though chronically ill during a significant part of his life, not only ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
9
Murmured Conversations: A Treatise on Poetry and Buddhism by ...
This hokku is by Shinkei himself; it appears in Shibakusa kunai hokku, 45; Shingyokushū: Spring, 696; and Shinkei kushū kokemushiro: Omoshiroki tei ( Style of Wit), 2130 (in SSS, pp. 12, 36, and 87). 3. Also by Shinkei; Shibakusa kunai hokku ...
心敬, 2008
10
Song in an Age of Discord: The Journal of Sōchō and Poetic ...
The only verse in any renga sequence for which those characteristics did not necessarily apply was the first verse, the hokku. While subsequent links were generally composed orally and extemporaneously in the heat of the moment and  ...
H. Mack Horton, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOKKU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hokku is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Art of Concision: A Look at Haiku
The term “haiku” itself was only established in 1892 by Shiki, though earlier hokku poems by Bashō and others are similar enough that they are ... «Nippon.com, Jul 15»
2
Masters Series: A walk through Japan
While I'm more than 300 years too late to physically travel with Basho, thanks to his haikus (called hokku at the time), and other forms of writing ... «Travel Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Books of the Year: NS friends and contributors choose their favourite …
I didn't weep reading these poems but I was moved by many of them, not least by an exquisitely sad hokku written by Kaga no Chiyo, ... «New Statesman, Nov 14»
4
Community poetry highlights 29th Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance
The public will also be invited to contribute to a “linked poem,” called hokku no renga, by adding some lines to an ongoing poem, which can get ... «Mail Tribune, Aug 14»
5
Wayfair.com products, including furniture, now sold at Staples.com
With the launch, the Staples website now features Wayfair products from suppliers such as, Tvilum, Wildon Home, Hokku Design, AVF Affinity, ... «Furniture Today, Nov 13»
6
Issaa, Haiku Master, Simply Opened Minds
It was not until the late 19th century that hokku were designated as an independent form, haiku, by another of the great masters, Masaoka Shiki. «Southern Pines Pilot, Jun 13»
7
Bookshelves lend style to functional storage
On the AllModern website, you'll find hexagonal shapes that can be stacked (the Brant from Hokku designs), and one bookcase called Cloud ... «Florida Times-Union, Jan 13»
8
'Mad Men' Your Home With Mid-Century Modern Pieces
Hokku Designs' off-white Concorde leather sofa would fit right in too ($1,897 at www.wayfair.com). Blu Dot's Chicago series of wood veneer ... «Huffington Post Canada, Apr 12»
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Give your home a '60s vibe with 'Mad Men' style
Hokku Designs' off-white Concorde leather sofa would fit right in too ($1,897 at www.wayfair.com). Blu Dot's Chicago series of wood veneer ... «Southeast Missourian, Apr 12»
10
The Guy Who Brought Whiskey to Japan & Entrepreneurial Haiku
The hokku, which set the tone of a renga, had to mention in its three lines such subjects as the season, time of day, and the dominant features ... «Forbes, Apr 12»
REFERENCE
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