笹飾(ささかざ)り

ささかざり
noun
Tanabata bamboo decoration; decorated bamboo branch
culture
1. Tanabata bamboo decoration; decorated bamboo branch
A branch of 笹(ささ) (bamboo grass) decorated with paper streamers, origami ornaments, and 短冊(たんざく) (strips of paper bearing wishes), displayed for the 七夕(たなばた) festival on July 7.
七夕(たなばた)の笹飾(ささかざ)りを作(つく)った。
We made Tanabata bamboo decorations.
保育園(ほいくえん)の玄関(げんかん)に大(おお)きな笹飾(ささかざ)りが飾(かざ)ってあった。
A large Tanabata bamboo decoration was displayed at the entrance of the daycare.
子供(こども)たちは願(ねが)い事(ごと)を書(か)いた短冊(たんざく)を笹飾(ささかざ)りに結(むす)び付(つ)けた。
The children tied paper strips bearing their wishes to the bamboo decoration.

Compound of 笹(ささ) (bamboo grass) + 飾(かざ)り (decoration). A core symbol of the Tanabata festival; the decorated branch is traditionally floated down a river or burned after the festival to send the wishes to the heavens.

Common collocations

Typical ornaments

  • 短冊(たんざく): paper strips bearing written wishes
  • 吹(ふ)き流(なが)し: paper streamers
  • 折(お)り鶴(づる): origami cranes
  • 網飾(あみかざ)り: paper-net ornaments symbolizing a fisherman's catch
general
Added 2026.6.6 12:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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