七五三
しちごさん
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
Meaning
- shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15
- lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
Example sentences
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Many children dressed up for the Shichigosan Festival.
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Our daughter will be in the Shichi-Go-San festival this year.
七五三は11月15日です。男の子は3歳と5歳、女の子は3歳と7歳にあたるその祭りに、子どもの成長を祝い、晴着を着せて神社に詣る。
November 15th is the seven-five-three festival, when parents with boys of five, girls of seven and either boys or girls of three celebrate their children's maturation, dress them in gay clothes and take them to shrines where they pray for their children's future.