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How do you use Hokku in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Hokku in a sentence

Hokku meaning

Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”).

Using Hokku

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”).

Context around Hokku

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

though 1× standalone 1× term 1×

Sentence patterns with Hokku

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

dismissive of hokku s poetic 1× even though hokku had sometimes 1× hokku up to 1× promoted standalone hokku by including 1× the term hokku is now 1× translated every hokku and haiku 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

early western scholars 1× even though hokku 1× henderson translated every 1× hokku up to 1× the bashō school 1× the term hokku 1×

Common sentence endings:

context of renku 2× never used rhyme 1× now called haiku 1× s poetic value 1× shiki s time 1×

Words around Hokku

Just before it in the word index:

hokkien 20 hokke 4 hokkanen 3 hokkaido 138 hokit 4 hokiokio 2

Just after it in the word index:

hoklo 8 hokonui 2 hoku 2 hokule 2 hokulele 2 hokum 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Hokku

  • In this selection, "hokku" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, though, standalone and term stand out and add context to how "hokku" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dismissive of hokku s poetic and even though hokku had sometimes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hokku" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hokku

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Even though hokku had sometimes appeared individually, they were always understood in the context of renku. (16 words)

Hokku up to the time of Shiki, even when appearing independently, were written in the context of renku. (18 words)

Henderson translated every hokku and haiku into a rhymed tercet (a-b-a), whereas the Japanese originals never used rhyme. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The term "hokku" is now used chiefly in its original sense of the opening verse of a renku, and rarely to distinguish haiku written before Shiki's time. (28 words)

Early Western scholars such as Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850–1935) and William George Aston were mostly dismissive of hokku's poetic value. (22 words)

The Bashō school promoted standalone hokku by including many in their anthologies, thus giving birth to what is now called "haiku". (21 words)

Example sentences (6)

Early Western scholars such as Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850–1935) and William George Aston were mostly dismissive of hokku's poetic value.

Even though hokku had sometimes appeared individually, they were always understood in the context of renku.

Henderson translated every hokku and haiku into a rhymed tercet (a-b-a), whereas the Japanese originals never used rhyme.

Hokku up to the time of Shiki, even when appearing independently, were written in the context of renku.

The Bashō school promoted standalone hokku by including many in their anthologies, thus giving birth to what is now called "haiku".

The term "hokku" is now used chiefly in its original sense of the opening verse of a renku, and rarely to distinguish haiku written before Shiki's time.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hokku" in a sentence?
An example: "Early Western scholars such as Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850–1935) and William George Aston were mostly dismissive of hokku's poetic value." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "hokku" from authentic English texts.
What does "hokku" mean?
Hokku means: Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”).
How many example sentences with "hokku" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "hokku", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.