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See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. noun, plural haiku for 2. 1. a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons. 2. a poem written in this form.
Definition of Haiku. A haiku poem has three lines, where the first and last lines have five moras, while the middle line has seven. The pattern in Japanese genre is 5-7-5. The mora is another name of a sound unit, which is like a syllable, but it is different from a syllable. It contains three lines. 2  It has five moras (syllables) in the first line, seven in the second and five in the last line. 3  It contains 17 syllables in total. 4  A Haiku poem does not rhyme.