Definition of 七夕 (たなばた)

七夕

たなばた

tanabata

noun
•
Star Festival (held in July or August), Tanabata, Festival of the Weaver
See also:五節句
Other readings:
七夕【しちせき】
、
棚機【たなばた】
、
織女【たなばた】
、
棚幡【たなばた】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
Related Kanji
七 seven
夕 evening
棚 shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis
機 loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
織 weave, fabric
女 woman, female
幡 flag
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

The Star Festival is in July

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