七夕

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 七夕, read たなばた, is the name of the Tanabata or Star Festival.
• Basic usage: In 七夕には願い事を書いた短冊を笹に飾る。, the sentence describes decorating bamboo with paper strips bearing wishes.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A whole-word festival name
  • Learn 七夕 as the festival name たなばた rather than constructing it from separate readings of the two characters. Both the star story and the wish-strip example refer to this festival.