noun
playful haikai literature
A broad term for light, humorous, or non-serious verse forms that grew out of haikai (haiku) traditions, including senryū, kyōka, and other comic linked-verse styles. Primarily a historical/literary category.
江戸時代には、雑俳と呼ばれる滑稽な句が庶民に親しまれた。
In the Edo period, humorous verses called zappai were popular among common people.
この句は芸術性よりも笑いを狙った、いわゆる雑俳の一種だ。
This verse aims for laughter rather than artistry; it is a kind of so-called zappai.
Kyōka is a comic tanka (31-syllable poem), also considered a form of 雑俳.
Compound of 雑 (ざつ, 'miscellaneous, light') and 俳 (はい, from 俳諧 'haikai'). The term arose in the Edo period to categorize non-serious, popular verse forms derived from haikai.