棚機つ女 たなばたつめ Also written 棚機津女, 織女 Meanings Noun female weaver Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae See also: 織女星 (しょくじょせい). Kanji 棚 shelf. Read as たな. 機 machine. Read as はた. 女 woman. Read as め. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists