Word Meaning 七夕
七夕 is read as たなばた (tanabata) and means Star Festival (held in July or August).
Meaning
English
- Star Festival (held in July or August)
- Tanabata
- Festival of the Weaver
Reading
Kana
たなばた
Romaji
tanabata
Writing Variants
- 七夕 しちせき shichiseki
- 織女 たなばた tanabata
- 棚機 たなばた tanabata
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Related Vocabulary
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9七夕は七月に祝う。
We celebrate Tanabata in July.
7月には七夕がある。
The Star Festival is in July.
「今日って、何の日?」「七夕よ」
"What day is it today?" "It's Tanabata!"
日本の七夕はいつなのでしょうか。
When is Japan's Tanabata festival?
日本の七夕はどう祝うのでしょうか。
How is Tanabata celebrated in Japan?
日本の七夕はどんな日なのでしょうか。
What kind of day is Tanabata in Japan?
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.
七夕祭りは、星祭とも呼ばれ、天の川に隔てられた恋人同士である星が、年に1回会えるとされる7月7日に行われます。
The Tanabata Festival is often called the Star Festival. July 7th, the day of the festival, is said to be the only time when a pair of lovers, stars separated by the Milky Way, can see each other.
小学校低学年の頃、僕は父に俳句を教えられ、俳人に憧れた。七夕の願い事も「はい人になれますように」と書いた。あれから30年、願いはかなった。今や僕は紛れもない廃人だ。
When I was in my first years of grade school, my father taught me a haiku and I longed to be a poet. On my Tanabata wish, I also wrote "Please make me a poet". Thirty years have passed and my wish has been granted. I am without doubt an invalid.
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