諧 means “harmony, wit”

かい · kai

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かなう, やわらぐ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

カイ

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The story

Words (言) that all (皆) fit together: harmony, and the light touch of wit. 諧 lives in 俳諧, the playful linked verse of Bashō's day from which haiku grew, and in 諧謔, humor.

Used in 俳諧 (haikai, comic linked verse) and 諧謔 (kaigyaku, humor/wit)

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• 叙 narrate
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