- 俳優 — actor
- 俳句 — haiku
- 俳壇 — haiku community
- 俳号 — haiku pen name
- 俳人 — haiku poet
The left radical 亻 (person) signals a human-related meaning. The right side derives from 非, historically linked with playful or comic performance, which led to senses around entertainers and humorous verse like haiku/haikai.
