Word Meaning 七種粥

ななくさがゆ nanakusagayu

七種粥 is read as ななくさがゆ (nanakusagayu) and means rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring.

Meaning

English

  1. rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring

Reading

Kana

ななくさがゆ

Romaji

nanakusagayu

Writing Variants

  • 七種がゆ ななくさがゆ nanakusagayu
  • 七草がゆ ななくさがゆ nanakusagayu
  • 七草粥 ななくさがゆ nanakusagayu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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ななくさのせっく

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seven

しち

seven

七十

ななそ

seventy

七夕

しちせき

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七月

しちがつ

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七日

なぬか

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七七日

なななぬか

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七つ

ななつ

four o'clock (old time system)

七宝

しちほう

cloisonne ware

七色

なないろ

blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)