tanzaku

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noun

A slip of paper that can be written on, especially those hung on bamboo or other trees during the Tanabata festival.

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Meanings

nountanzaku (plural tanzaku)
  1. Japanese cultureA slip of paper that can be written on, especially those hung on bamboo or other trees during the Tanabata festival.
  2. card gamesA hanafuda playing card depicting a tanzaku (slip of paper) attached to the plant corresponding to the card's suit.

    On a different occasion, he was playing hanafuda in a mountain hut with several Japanese. When he tried to include the "Willow with Tanzaku" card in a "Nanatan" suit, someone pointed out, "Oh, but the 'Willow with Tanzaku' isn't allowed."

    2016, Ch'en Huo-ch'üan, translated by Lili Selden, Special Issue on Imperial Subject Literature in Taiwan, US-Taiwan Literature Foundation, →ISBN, The Path, page 64

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 短牌, 5點牌 /5点牌
  • 短牌 (duǎnpái)hanafuda playing card
  • 5點牌 /5点牌 (wǔdiǎnpái)hanafuda playing card
  • 短冊 /短册 (duǎncè)hanafuda playing card
  • 短籤 /短签 (duǎnqiān)hanafuda playing card
Japanese 短冊, 短冊
  • 短冊 (tanzaku)slip of paper
  • 短冊 (tanzaku)hanafuda playing card
  • タン (tan)hanafuda playing card
  • 短冊札 (tanzaku-fuda)hanafuda playing card
  • 5点札 (goten-fuda)hanafuda playing card
Korean 탄자쿠, 띠
  • 탄자쿠 (tanjaku)slip of paper
  • 띠 (tti)hanafuda playing card
Cite this entry
APA

tanzaku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanzaku

MLA

“tanzaku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanzaku. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tanzaku,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanzaku.

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