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起句

起句

Chinese

to rise; to raise; to get up (a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence
simp. and trad.
(起句)

Noun

起句

  1. (poetry) first line of a poem

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

起句 (hiragana きく, romaji kiku)

  1. Opening section of a piece of writing.
  2. The first line of a traditional poem.