This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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俳諧

誹諧
はいかい
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
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滑稽諧謔

こっけいかいぎゃく
smooth-talking and humorous; with jocose and comical airs
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俳諧師

はいかいし
writer of haikai poems
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半諧音

はんかいおん
assonance
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諧声

かいせい
vocal harmony; harmonious voice; harmonious voices
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諧調

かいちょう
harmonious melody; harmony; unity; euphony
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諧謔

かいぎゃく
joke; jest; banter
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俳諧の連歌

はいかいのれんが
haikai (humorous or vulgar renga poetry)
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諧和

かいわ、かいか
gentle mutual affection; harmony; harmony
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諧謔を弄する

かいぎゃくをろうする
to crack jokes