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haikai

noun
hai·​kai | \ ˈhÄ«ËŒkÄ«\
plural haikai

Definition of haikai

: an often playful type of Japanese verse or prose cultivated in the later feudal ages — compare haiku, hokku

History and Etymology for haikai

Japanese

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