短尺

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 3
ざく
Grade: 6
on'yomi irregular
Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 3
しゃく > じゃく
Grade: 6
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 短尺 – see the following entry.
短冊たんざく
[noun] a small strip of paper that can be written on, especially those hung on bamboo or other trees during Tanabata
[noun] a vertical card on which Japanese poetry (waka, haiku, etc.) can be written
[noun] a thin strip of cloth before the middle perforation of, for example, a cuff
[noun] Synonym of スリップ (surippu): a transliteration of the English word 'slip'
[noun] (historical, colloquial) Synonym of 一分金 (ichibukin) a rectangular gold coin worth one (bu, one-fourth of a ryō)
[noun] Short for 短冊形 (tanzaku-gata): a thin rectangle
[noun] Short for 短冊箱 (tanzaku-bako): a box in which tanzaku or tea utensils are stored.
[noun] a small twisted piece of paper used in the lottery
Alternative spelling
短籍
短冊たんじゃく
[noun] (rare) Same as たんざく (tanzaku) above
[noun] a kind of 指物 (sashimono, small banner worn by soldiers for identification during the Sengoku period)
Alternative spelling
短籍
(This term, 短尺, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)