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  2. Haiku - Wikipedia

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    Haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century. [4] Originally from Japan, haiku today are written by authors worldwide. Haiku in English and haiku in other languages have different styles and traditions while still incorporating aspects of the traditional haiku form. Non-Japanese language ...

  3. Kireji - Wikipedia

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    Mid-verse kireji have been described as sounded rather than written punctuation. In English-language haiku and hokku, as well as in translations of such verses into this language, kireji may be represented by punctuation (typically by a dash or an ellipsis), an exclamatory particle (such as 'how...'), or simply left unmarked.

  4. Japanese punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Subheadings have 1 empty line before and after, and have 2 spaces above. 5. Punctuation marks normally occupy their own square, except when they occur at the bottom of a line, in which case they share a square with the last character of the line. A space ( ) is any empty (non-written) zone between written sections.

  5. Mora (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    The word is written in three symbols, モーラ, corresponding here to mo-o-ra, each containing one mora. Therefore, the 5/7/5 pattern of the haiku in modern Japanese is of morae rather than syllables. The Japanese syllable-final n is also moraic, as is the first part of a geminate consonant.

  6. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    Chemical symbol – Abbreviations used in chemistry; Chinese punctuationPunctuation used with Chinese characters; Currency symbolSymbol used to represent a monetary currency's name; Diacritic – Modifier mark added to a letter (accent marks etc.) Hebrew punctuationPunctuation conventions of the Hebrew language over time

  7. List of Japanese typographic symbols - Wikipedia

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    komejirushi (米印, "rice symbol") This symbol is used in notes (註, chū) as a reference mark, similar to an asterisk * 2196: 1-1-86: FF0A: hoshijirushi (星印, "star symbol") asterisk (アステリスク, "asterisk") This symbol is used in notes (註, chū) 〽: 1-3-28: 303D: ioriten (庵点) This mark is used to show the start of a ...

  8. Haiku in languages other than Japanese - Wikipedia

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    What some people call Estonian haiku (Estonian: Eesti haiku) is a form of poetry introduced in Estonia in 2009. [23] The so-called "Estonian haiku" is shorter than a Japanese one; the syllable count in Japanese haiku is 5+7+5, while Estonian haiku also goes in three lines but only comprises 4+6+4 syllables. Estonian authors claim that this is a ...

  9. Haiku in English - Wikipedia

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    A haiku in English is an English-language poem written in a form or style inspired by Japanese haiku.Like their Japanese counterpart, haiku in English are typically short poems and often reference the seasons, but the degree to which haiku in English implement specific elements of Japanese haiku, such as the arranging of 17 phonetic units (either syllables or the Japanese on) in a 5–7–5 ...