noun

  1. haikai, collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc..
  2. humorous or vulgar renga poetry. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
俳諧 はいかい
誹諧 はいかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

haiku, actor
ハイ (6th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
harmony
カイ かな.う やわ.らぐ (11th)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
all, everything
みな カイ むな (7th, N3)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)