Dictionary: “天狗俳諧”

天狗俳諧

てんぐはいかい

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)

Kun/On information

天
On
てん
Kun
あまつ;あめ;あま-
Stroke count
4

・heavens

・sky

・imperial

1 2 3 4
狗
On
く;こう
Kun
いぬ
Stroke count
8

・puppy

・dog

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
俳
On
はい
Kun
—
Stroke count
10

・haiku

・actor

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
諧
On
かい
Kun
かな.う;やわ.らぐ
Stroke count
16

・harmony

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16