noun
tanzaku; poem slip; long narrow paper strip for writing poems
A long, narrow strip of paper, often colored, on which Japanese poems (especially waka) are written vertically. Strongly associated with Tanabata wishes.
七夕には短冊に願い事を書いて笹に飾ります。
On Tanabata, we write wishes on tanzaku and hang them on bamboo branches.
彼女は短
She wrote a waka poem on a tanzaku strip.
noun
thin rectangle; oblong shape
Abbreviation of 短冊形; refers to a thin rectangular shape, often used in design or cutting instructions.
See also: 短冊形
にんじんは短冊切りにしてください。
Please cut the carrot into thin rectangular strips.