Usually means: Traditional Japanese linked verse poetry.
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▸ noun:  A form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns.
▸ noun:  A poem written in such a style.

Similar:
hokku, haibun, haikuist, hirakana, haick, haikh, hyke, hafu, hikuli, Haihaya, more...

Opposite:
tanka, waka, choka

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Similar:
hokku, haibun, haikuist, hirakana, haick, haikh, hyke, hafu, hikuli, Haihaya, more...

Opposite:
tanka, waka, choka



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