短尺

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 短尺 – see the following entry.

[noun] tanzaku; 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 分 (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.

[noun] (hanafuda) A playing card depicting a tanzaku (strip of paper) attached to the plant corresponding to the card's suit.

Alternative spelling
短籍

[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.)