Word Meaning 五言絶句

Listen to 七言絶句

七言絶句

しちごんぜっく

poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters

Listen to 五月の節句

五月の節句

ごがつのせっく

Boy's Festival

Listen to 五言律詩

五言律詩

ごごんりっし

poem of eight lines, each of five (Chinese) characters

Listen to 絶句

絶句

ぜく

jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

Listen to 一言半句

一言半句

いちげんはんく

a single word

Listen to 金言名句

金言名句

きんげんめいく

golden (wise) saying

Listen to 一言一句

一言一句

いちごんいっく

every single word and phrase

Listen to 言句

言句

げんく

(a few) words

Listen to 一言隻句

一言隻句

いちごんせきく

every single word and phrase

Listen to 一瞬絶句

一瞬絶句

いっしゅんぜっく

breaking off short (in one's speech)

Listen to 片言隻句

片言隻句

へんげんせきく

few words

Listen to 五言

五言

ごごん

Chinese poem with five characters per line