Word Meaning 発句

ほっく hokku

発句 is read as ほっく (hokku) and means first 17-syllable verse of a renga.

Meaning

English

first 17-syllable verse of a renga
first five-syllable line of a tanka
haiku

Reading

Kana

ほっく

Romaji

hokku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 挙げ句 Rank 21712 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

発条

ばね

spring

発展

はってん

playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual)

発端

ほったん

origin

発揮

はっき

show (of power, ability, etc.)

発芽

はつが

germination

発祥地

はっしょうち

birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism)

発泡

はっぽう

foaming

発案

はつあん

submission (of a bill)

発展途上国

はってんとじょうこく

developing country

発射

はっしゃ

ejaculation

発祥

はっしょう

appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor

発砲

はっぽう

firing