Word Meaning 七五三

しちごさん shichigosan

七五三 is read as しちごさん (shichigosan) and means festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3.

Meaning

English

festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3
lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

Reading

Kana

しちごさん

Romaji

shichigosan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Related Words 子供,子ども,子,長男,長女,次男,次女,三男 Rank 10946 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

七三

しちさん

7 or 3 ratio

七五調

しちごちょう

seven-and-five-syllable meter

七公三民

しちこうさんみん

land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent

七三分け

しちさんわけ

side parting

七分三分

しちぶさんぶ

seven to three (chances)

三々五々

さんさんごご

in groups of twos and threes

ウラン二三五

うらんにひゃくさんじゅうご

uranium-235 (U-235)

三七日

みなぬか

21st day after death

五七日

ごしちにち

35th day after a person's death

五七

ごしち

35th day after a person's death

五七五

ごしちご

five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

セシウム百三十七

せしうむひゃくさんじゅうしち

cesium-137