Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: harmony

Kunyomi: かな.う やわ.らぐ

Onyomi: カイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: speech

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カイワ gentle mutual affection, harmony, harmony

カイギャク joke, jest, banter

ハイカイ haikai, collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc., humorous or vulgar renga poetry

天狗俳 テングハイカイ 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), tengu haiku