Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 七五三(しちごさん) in Japanese

七五三
Kana Reading
しちごさん
Romaji
shichigosan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3
    Example sentence
    多くの子供たちが七五三の祝いに着飾っていた。 Many children dressed up for the Shichigosan Festival.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
    Example sentence
    今年は娘の七五三だ。 Our daughter will be in the Shichi-Go-San festival this year.

Examples of 七五三, しちごさん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

七 JLPT 5

2 strokes

seven

On'Yomi: シチ

Kun'Yomi: なな, なな.つ, なの

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五 JLPT 5

4 strokes

five

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: いつ, いつ.つ

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三 JLPT 5

3 strokes

three

On'Yomi: サン, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: み, み.つ, みっ.つ

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