HOW TO PRONOUNCE
haiku
/ˈhaɪku/
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Begin with the vowel in “high.”
The first syllable carries the main stress. The second has a hard k followed by oo; the written ai forms a single gliding vowel in the opening.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
TRY SAYING
“He wrote a haiku about the rain.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does haiku mean?
noun
- A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
- A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
proper noun
- A village in the census-designated place of Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhaɪku/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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