Last Updated :2026/01/05

短冊

Hiragana
たんざく
Noun
colloquial historical abbreviation alt-of
Japanese Meaning
細長い短い紙片で、特に七夕などで願い事を書いて飾るもの。また、和歌や俳句などを書くための縦長の札状のカード。
Easy Japanese Meaning
たなばたのときにねがいごとを書いてさおや木にかざるほそながいかみ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
竖长的纸条,供书写用,常在日本七夕时挂于竹子等树上 / 竖式诗笺,用于书写和歌、俳句等
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
細長、可書寫的紙片 / 七夕時掛在竹子上的寫願紙條 / 用於書寫和歌、俳句的縱長紙片
Korean Meaning
길고 좁은 종이 조각 / 다나바타 때 대나무 등에 매다는 소원을 적는 종이 / 와카·하이쿠 등을 적는 세로로 긴 종이 또는 카드
Vietnamese Meaning
Dải giấy nhỏ để viết điều ước, thường treo lên cây tre trong lễ Tanabata / Thẻ giấy dọc dùng để viết thơ Nhật (waka, haiku)
Tagalog Meaning
maliit na piraso ng papel na sinusulatan, kadalasang isinabit sa kawayan sa Tanabata / patayong kard o papel para sa pagsulat ng tula (waka, haiku)
What is this buttons?

She wrote her wish on a small strip of paper and tied it to the bamboo at the festival.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

她把愿望写在短册上,系在节日的竹子上。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

她把願望寫在短冊上,綁在祭典的竹子上。

Korean Translation

그녀는 소원을 단자쿠에 적어 축제의 대나무에 묶었습니다.

Vietnamese Translation

Cô ấy viết điều ước lên tấm giấy nguyện ước rồi buộc nó vào cây tre của lễ hội.

Tagalog Translation

Sinulat niya ang kanyang hiling sa isang tanzaku at isinabit ito sa kawayan ng pista.

What is this buttons?
Sense(1)

a small strip of paper that can be written on, especially those hung on bamboo or other trees during Tanabata

Sense(2)

a vertical card in which Japanese poetry (waka, haiku, etc.) can be written on

Sense(3)

a thin strip of cloth before the middle perforation of, for example, a cuff

Sense(4)

Synonym of スリップ (surippu): a transliteration of the English word 'slip'

Sense(5)

(historical, colloquial) Synonym of 一分金 (ichibukin) a rectangular gold coin worth one 分 (bu, one-fourth of a ryō)

Sense(6)

Short for 短冊形 (tanzaku-gata): a thin rectangle

Sense(7)

Short for 短冊箱 (tanzaku-bako): a box in which tanzaku or tea utensils are stored.

Sense(8)

a small twisted piece of paper used in the lottery

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romanization

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a small strip of paper that can be written on, especially those hung on bamboo or other trees during Tanabata / a vertical card in which Japanese poetry (waka, haiku, etc.) can be written on

See correct answer

短冊

彼女は願い事を短冊に書いて、祭りの竹に結びつけました。

See correct answer

She wrote her wish on a small strip of paper and tied it to the bamboo at the festival.

She wrote her wish on a small strip of paper and tied it to the bamboo at the festival.

See correct answer

彼女は願い事を短冊に書いて、祭りの竹に結びつけました。

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