七夕

たなばた

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

What does 七夕 mean?

七夕 is a Japanese noun meaning Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver in English. It is written as 七夕 in kanji, たなばた in hiragana, and tanabata in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

七夕は漫画によく出てくるので、私もそこそこ知っています。

Tanabata comes up in manga a lot so I also know it fairly well.