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haikai

haikai noun: a form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns.

Noun

haikai (countable and uncountable, plural haikai)

  1. A form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns.
  2. A poem written in such a style.

Forms of haikai

pluralhaikai

Origin of haikai

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

Questions about haikai

What does haikai mean?
Haikai means a form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns.
What part of speech is haikai?
Haikai is a noun.
What is the plural of haikai?
The plural of haikai is haikai.

Words near haikai in the dictionary

  1. Haiheya
  2. Haiheyas
  3. Haihsi
  4. haii
  5. haik
  6. haikai
  7. haikal
  8. haikals
  9. haikh
  10. haikhs
  11. Haikou

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