俳人(はいじん)

はいじん
noun
haiku poet
1. haiku poet
A person who composes haiku poetry.
松尾(まつお)芭蕉(ばしょう)は有名(ゆうめい)な俳人(はいじん)だ。
Matsuo Basho is a famous haiku poet.
彼女(かのじょ)は現代(げんだい)の俳人(はいじん)として活躍(かつやく)している。
She is active as a contemporary haiku poet.
多(おお)くの俳人(はいじん)がこの地(ち)を訪(おとず)れた。
Many haiku poets have visited this place.

俳人(はいじん) refers to a person who composes 俳句(はいく) (haiku), the traditional 5-7-5 syllable form of Japanese poetry.

WORD FORMATION:
俳(はい) (haiku-related) + 人(じん) (person). The same 人(じん) suffix appears in 歌人(かじん) (waka poet) and 詩人(しじん) (poet).

FAMOUS 俳人(はいじん):

  • 松尾(まつお)芭蕉(ばしょう) (Matsuo Basho) — Edo period, most celebrated
  • 与謝(よさ)蕪村(ぶそん) (Yosa Buson) — Edo period, also a painter
  • 小林(こばやし)一茶(いっさ) (Kobayashi Issa) — Edo period, known for warmth
  • 正岡(まさおか)子規(しき) (Masaoka Shiki) — Meiji period, modernized haiku

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 歌人(かじん): waka/tanka poet
  • 詩人(しじん): poet (general, includes Western-style poetry)
  • 俳人(はいじん) is specific to haiku; for someone who writes other forms of poetry, use 詩人(しじん)

Related Words

Related: 俳句(はいく)
Related: 季語(きご)
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Added 2026.2.3 9:29 · Revised 2026.4.5 18:38
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