てん
はい
かい

noun

  1. parlor game in which three people each write one line of a 5-7-5 poem (without seeing the other lines; often producing humorous results), tengu haiku.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
はい
かい
天狗俳諧 てんぐはいかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
puppy, dog
いぬ ク コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
dog(犬) variant
phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
haiku, actor
ハイ (6th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
harmony
カイ かな.う やわ.らぐ (11th)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
all, everything
みな カイ むな (7th, N3)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)