Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 七夕(たなばた) in Japanese

七夕, 棚機, 棚幡, 織女
Kana Reading
たなばた, しちせき
Romaji
tanabata, shichiseki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    Festival of the Weaver (July 7th); Star Festival (one of the five annual festivals)
    Example sentence
    七夕は漫画によく出てくるので、私もそこそこ知っています。 Tanabata comes up in manga a lot so I also know it fairly well.

Examples of 七夕, 棚機, 棚幡, 織女, たなばた, しちせき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

幡

15 strokes

flag

On'Yomi: マン, ハン, バン, ホン

Kun'Yomi: はた

Learn more
棚 JLPT 1

12 strokes

shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi: たな, -だな

Learn more
夕 JLPT 4

3 strokes

evening

On'Yomi: セキ

Kun'Yomi: ゆう

Learn more
織 JLPT 1

18 strokes

weave, fabric

On'Yomi: ショク, シキ

Kun'Yomi: お.る, お.り, おり, -おり, -お.り

Learn more
女 JLPT 5

3 strokes

woman, female

On'Yomi: ジョ, ニョ, ニョウ

Kun'Yomi: おんな, め

Learn more
機 JLPT 3

16 strokes

mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: はた

Learn more
七 JLPT 5

2 strokes

seven

On'Yomi: シチ

Kun'Yomi: なな, なな.つ, なの

Learn more