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諧 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「言」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
カイかい · kai
Kun
かな.う・やわ.らぐkana.u · yawa.ragu
Meaning
harmony; humour

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Words plus all together: speech falling into tune with itself — harmony.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカイかいkai俳諧はいかい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 俳諧はいかい

    haikai poetry

  • 諧調かいちょう

    harmony of tone

More words with this kanji

  • 詼諧かいかい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

江戸(えど)時代(じだい)に俳諧(はいかい)が広(ひろ)く流行(りゅうこう)した。

Haikai poetry spread widely in the Edo period.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

俳諧諧調諧俳haiku調invest…訃notice…詮inquir…詣visit…誰who謎riddle楷square…蓋lid潰crush骸bones乂to mow
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Compound

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