noun

  1. long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically), tanzaku.
  2. thin rectangle. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
短冊 たんざく
じゃ
短冊
短冊 たんじゃく
短尺
短尺 たんざく
じゃ
短尺 たんじゃく
短籍
短籍 たんざく
じゃ
短籍 たんじゃく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

short, brevity, fault
タン みじか.い (3rd, N2)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
tome, counter for books, volume
サツ サク ふみ (6th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)