Word Meaning 初句

しょく shoku

初句 is read as しょく (shoku) and means first five syllables (of a tanka).

Meaning

English

first five syllables (of a tanka)
first line (of a poem)

Reading

Kana

しょく

Romaji

shoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 75301 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

初節句

はつぜっく

baby's first annual festival

初級

しょきゅう

elementary level

初旬

しょじゅん

first 10 days of the month

初陣

ういじん

one's first campaign

初診

しょしん

initial medical examination

初潮

しょちょう

menarche

初挑戦

はつちょうせん

first challenge

初期連結集合

しょきれんけつしゅうごう

initial link set

初動対応

しょどうたいおう

initial response

初宮参り

はつみやまいり

first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)

初期条件モード

しょきじょうけんもーど

initial condition mode

初期状態

しょきじょうたい

initial state