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Kanji Detail for 俳 - "haiku, actor"

俳

  • Meaning

    俳 means "haiku, actor." Also associated with playful.

    1. Jest - Play; humor; comedy.

    2. Actor - A performer; an entertainer.

    3. Haiku - A short Japanese poem.

  • Words using 俳

    • 俳優 はいゆう Listen actor; actress; player
    • 俳句 はいく Listen haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
    • 俳人 はいじん Listen haiku poet

  • Tattoo check: 俳

    • Verified meaning: haiku, actor
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: playful

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    haiku; actor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    actor; vaudeville show; insincere

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    not serious; variety show

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    actor; vaudeville show; insincere

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    俳優: Comedic entertainment.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hai(ハイ) ハイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    haiku actor playful musical funny skillful talented comedian comedy drama entertainer entertainment humor performer poetry satire stage theater verse wit

Sentences including 俳

  • He became a famous actor.

  • He ought to have been an actor.

  • They are actors.

  • He ought to have been an actor.

  • I am a famous actor.

  • He is an actor.

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