JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 俳: "haiku, actor"
The kanji 俳 means "haiku, actor". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | haiku, actor |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1137 of 2,501 |
Common words with 俳
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 俳優actor; actress; player; performer
- 俳句haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
- 俳諧haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.) · haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century)
- 俳人haiku poet
- 映画俳優movie (film, screen) actor or actress
- 舞台俳優stage actor; stage actress
- 俳諧師writer of haikai poems
- 俳号pseudonym of a haiku poet
- 俳味subdued taste; refined taste; haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
- 俳友(haiku) poetry pals
- 雑俳playful literature originating from haiku
- 俳壇the world of the haiku
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