たなばた

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of たなばた – see the following entry.

【七夕】 [noun] a type of loom (the original meaning) [noun] a type of weaving [noun] by extension, a weaver [noun] (figuratively) any extremely rare visit, or the person so visiting [proper noun] the Tanabata Japanese star festival, observed on 7 July Alternative spellings 棚機, 棚幡, 織女

(This term, たなばた (Tanabata), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)