短冊 たんざく tanzaku #22,521 Meanings たんざく · たんじゃく noun tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc. abbreviation thin rectangle Its kanji 短 タン · みじか.い short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point 冊 サツ、サク · ふみ tome, counter for books, volume