天狗俳諧

てんぐはいかい

Meanings

1. Noun parlour game in which three people each write one line of a 5-7-5 poem (without seeing the other lines; often producing humorous results) (literally: tengu haiku) See also: 天狗 (てんぐ).

Kanji

• 天 heaven. Read as テン.
• 狗 puppy; dog
• 俳 actor. Read as ハイ.
• 諧 harmony. Read as カイ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists