haiku collection; collection of haiku poems
Refers to a published book or anthology of haiku poems. The term is specific to haiku; for other types of poetry, different words are used (e.g., 歌集 for tanka).
彼は初めての句集を出版した。
He published his first collection of haiku.
He spent ten years compiling a collection of haiku.
この句集には四季の作品が収められている。
This haiku collection contains works from all four seasons.
彼女は初めての句集を出版した。
She published her first haiku collection.
I read a haiku collection by Matsuo Basho.
句集 is a published collection of haiku, while 歌集 is a collection of tanka poems, so the two are easily confused despite covering different poetic forms.
句集 refers specifically to a haiku anthology, whereas 詩集 is a general term for a poetry collection not limited to any one form.
counter for books; counter for volumes · volume; book
Compound of 句 (ku, 'phrase, haiku') and 集 (shū, 'collection'). The reading くしゅう follows standard on'yomi.