短冊

短籍、 短尺

Readings

Kana: たんざく、たんじゃく

Romaji: tanzaku, tanjaku

Definitions

noun

1

long, narrow card on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); strip of paper

2

thin rectangle

Note: abbreviation

See also: 短冊形

Kanji

短

Readings: タン、 みじか.い

Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

冊

Readings: サツ、 サク、 ふみ

Meanings: tome, counter for books, volume

籍

Reading: セキ

Meanings: enroll, domiciliary register, membership

尺

Reading: シャク

Meanings: shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule