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tanabata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
tan-aba-ta
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.

Etymology

From Japanese 七夕 (Tanabata).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does tanabata mean?
An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.
Where does tanabata come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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