しゅう
秀
く
句

noun

  1. splendid haiku, well-turned phrase.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅう
秀
く
句
 秀句 しゅうく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

excel, excellence, beauty
シュウ　ひで　ひい.でる (7th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ　の　すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク　すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)