"haikai" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: haikai [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)諧(かい) (haikai). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|俳%諧|はい%かい}} 俳(はい)諧(かい) (haikai) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|haikai}} haikai (countable and uncountable, plural haikai)
  1. A form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-haikai-en-noun-mNW3Ir6l Disambiguation of Poetry: 54 46 Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 73 27
  2. A poem written in such a style. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry Translations (Translations): 俳諧 (Chinese Mandarin), 俳谐 (páixié) (Chinese Mandarin), 俳諧 (haikai) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-haikai-en-noun-y2sX0dV7 Disambiguation of Poetry: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: haiku, hokku

Download JSON data for haikai meaning in English (2.4kB)

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