てん
天
ぐ
狗
はい
俳
かい
諧

noun

  1. parlor game in which three people each write one line of a 5-7-5 poem (without seeing the other lines; often producing humorous results), tengu haiku.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
天
ぐ
狗
はい
俳
かい
諧
 天狗俳諧 てんぐはいかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
puppy, dog
いぬ　ク　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
dog, (犬 variant)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク　すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
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 (Late High School)
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 (Early Jr. High, 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)