七夕

Etymology 1


Origins somewhat obscure.

The latter bata portion is generally accepted to be from.

The former tana portion may be from, in reference to an ancient ritual whereby a maiden would weave a special cloth on a hata in order to secure a bountiful harvest, as an offering for a god coming across a body of water via a tana. A related theory states that tana is instead an alteration of. Yet another theory states that tana is an alteration of +.

The common spelling of is an example of jukujikun, since the festival is held on the seventh night of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, now generally observed on 7 July.

Noun

 * 1) a type of loom
 * 2) a type of weaving
 * 3) by extension, a weaver
 * 4)  any extremely rare visit, or the person so visiting

Proper noun

 * 1) the Tanabata Japanese star festival, observed on 7 July

Etymology 2
From compound. Compare modern 🇨🇬.

Proper noun

 * 1) the Tanabata Japanese star festival, observed on 7 July
 * 2) the Chinese Qīxī Festival, also sometimes referred to as the Double Seventh Festival