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Haiku (俳句 ,haikai verse?) listen (help·info), plural haiku, is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 morae (or on), in three metrical phrases of 5, 7 and 5 morae respectively[1]. Haiku typically contain a kigo, or seasonal reference, and a kireji or verbal caesura. In Japanese, haiku are traditionally printed in a single vertical line, while haiku in English usually appear in three lines, to parallel the three metrical phrases of Japanese haiku[2]. Previously called hokku, haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century.
俳句，日本古典短诗，由17字音组成。原称俳谐（也写为诽谐）。俳谐一语来源于中国，大致与滑稽同义。它在 日本，最初出现于《古今和歌集》（收有“俳谐歌”58首），至江户时代(1600～1867)则有从“俳谐 连歌”产生的俳句、连句、俳文等。
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