Word Meaning 七夕

しちせき shichiseki

七夕 is read as しちせき (shichiseki) and means Star Festival (held in July or August).

Meaning

English

  1. Star Festival (held in July or August)
  2. Tanabata
  3. Festival of the Weaver

Reading

Kana

しちせき

Romaji

shichiseki

Writing Variants

  • 七夕 たなばた tanabata
  • 織女 たなばた tanabata
  • 棚機 たなばた tanabata
  • 棚幡 たなばた tanabata

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 696 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

七夕祭

たなばたまつり

Star Festival (held in July or August)

仙台七夕まつり

せんだいたなばたまつり

Sendai Tanabata Festival

七色

なないろ

blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)

朝夕

あさゆう

morning and evening

今夕

こんせき

this evening

ゆう

evening

一朝一夕

いっちょういっせき

in a day

seven

しち

seven

七十

ななそ

seventy

七月

しちがつ

July

七日

なぬか

7th day of the month

Example Sentences

9

We celebrate Tanabata in July.

The Star Festival is in July.

"What day is it today?" "It's Tanabata!"

When is Japan's Tanabata festival?

How is Tanabata celebrated in Japan?

What kind of day is Tanabata in Japan?

Tanabata comes up in manga a lot so I also know it fairly well.

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.

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.