haikai

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noun

A form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns.

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Meanings

nounhaikai (countable and uncountable, plural haikai)
  1. countableuncountablecommunicationsA form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns.
  2. countableuncountablecommunicationsA poem written in such a style.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)諧(かい) (haikai).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 俳諧 /俳谐
  • 俳諧 /俳谐 (páixié)Translations
French haïkaï
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Japanese 俳諧
  • 俳諧 (haikai)Translations
Polish haikai
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Spanish haikai, hai-kai
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Cite this entry
APA

haikai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haikai

MLA

“haikai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haikai. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haikai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haikai.

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