Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haibun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: hai-bun
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A work in a Japanese prosimetric style combining prose and haiku.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俳文.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 俳文

Questions

What does haibun mean?: A work in a Japanese prosimetric style combining prose and haiku.
Where does haibun come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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