wikipedia says it has to be 3 lines
here's their example
古池や蛙飛込む水の*********
This separates into on as:
furuike ya
(古池 や)
(fu/ru/i/ke ya): 5
kawazu tobikomu
(蛙 飛込む)
(ka/wa/zu to/bi/ko/mu): 7
mizu no oto
(水 の *********)
(mi/zu no o/to): 5
Translated:[7]
old pond . . .
a frog leaps in
water’s sound
I never knew about this, needless to say, I love it.
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