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Kotomora

諧

harmony

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolStrokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • カイ

Kun'yomi

  • かな.う
  • やわ.らぐ

Meaning

諧 centers on harmony: a state where different elements come together smoothly and agreeably, like voices blending in unison.

Most common words using 諧

  • 俳諧はいかい

    haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.)

  • 諧謔かいぎゃく

    joke; jest; banter

  • 俳諧の連歌はいかいのれんが

    haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century)

  • 俳諧味はいかいみ

    haiku-like quality; clever feeling; witty flavor

  • 俳諧師はいかいし

    writer of haikai poems

  • 半諧音はんかいおん

    assonance

  • 和諧わかい

    harmonious divorce settlement

  • 和諧号わかいごう

    Hexie (Chinese high-speed train)

  • 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); tengu haiku

  • 滑稽諧謔こっけいかいぎゃく

    smooth-talking and humorous; with jocose and comical airs

  • 諧和かいわ

    gentle mutual affection; harmony

  • 諧声かいせい

    vocal harmony; harmonious voice; harmonious voices

  • 諧調かいちょう

    harmonious melody; harmony; unity; euphony

  • 諧謔を弄するかいぎゃくをろうする

    to crack jokes

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Etymology

諧 combines 言 (speech, words) with 皆 (all, together), suggesting harmony through unified speech or agreement.

Meaning mnemonic

Words (言) spoken together (皆) create harmony, like a choir singing in perfect unison.

Reading mnemonic

For カイ, imagine a harmonious choir singing in a bright, open sky: sky -> カイ, and their voices blend perfectly.