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.
On Tanabata, we write wishes on tanzaku and hang them on bamboo branches.
She wrote a waka poem on a tanzaku strip.
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
Please cut the carrot into thin rectangular strips.
I wrote my wish on a tanzaku strip.
I cut the daikon into thin strips and put it in the salad.
On Tanabata night, we hung tanzaku strips on the bamboo branch.
Rarely used kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form.