起句

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

起句

  1. (poetry) first line of a poem

Japanese

Kanji in this term

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on'yomi

Noun

()() (kiku

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