七しち言ごん絶ぜっ句く

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Meanings

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noun

seven-character quatrain

A classical Chinese poetic form consisting of four lines, each with seven characters. Used in both Chinese and Japanese literary traditions.

seven

言say, word

絶discontinue, sever, cut off

句phrase, clause, sentence

五ご言ごん絶ぜっ句く
A five-character quatrain, with five characters per line instead of seven.
七しち言ごん律りっ詩し
A seven-character regulated verse with eight lines, longer than a quatrain.

From Chinese 七言絕句 / 七言绝句 (qīyán juéjù), literally 'seven-character cut-off lines'. The term refers to a specific classical poetic form.