はい
俳
かい
諧

noun

  1. haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.).
  2. haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century). Abbreviation, messages.hist.
  3. absurd, comical. Poetical term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はい
俳
かい
諧
 俳諧 はいかい
はい
誹
かい
諧
 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)