This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

短冊

短籍、 短尺

Readings

Kana: たんざく、たんじゃく
Romaji: tanzaku, tanjaku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

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

Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Readings: サツ、 サク、 ふみ
Meanings: tome, counter for books, volume
Reading: セキ
Meanings: enroll, domiciliary register, membership
Reading: シャク
Meanings: shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule