Word Meaning 七草の節句

ななくさのせっく nanakusa no sekku

七草の節句 is read as ななくさのせっく (nanakusa no sekku) and means Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (one of the five seasonal festivals; celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar).

Meaning

English

Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (one of the five seasonal festivals; celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar)

Reading

Kana

ななくさのせっく

Romaji

nanakusa no sekku

Writing Variants

七種の節句 ななくさのせっく nanakusa no sekku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 109834 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

七言絶句

しちごんぜっく

poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters

七節

ななふし

walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea)

節句

せっく

seasonal festival

初節句

はつぜっく

baby's first annual festival

三月の節句

さんがつのせっく

Girls' Festival (March 3)

五月の節句

ごがつのせっく

Boy's Festival

五節句

ごせっく

the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

女の節句

おんなのせっく

Girl's Festival (March 3)

男の節句

おとこのせっく

Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

端午の節句

たんごのせっく

Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

桃の節句

もものせっく

Doll's Festival (March 3)

菊の節句

きくのせっく

Chrysanthemum Festival (one of the five annual festivals; celebrated on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month)