七草の節句

七種の節句

Reading

Kana: ななくさのせっく

Romaji: nanakusanosekku

Definition

noun

1

Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (7th of January); one of the 5 seasonal festivals

See also: 五節句

Kanji

七

Readings: シチ、 なな、 なな.つ、 なの

Meaning: seven

草

Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ

Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

節

Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと

Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

句

Reading: ク

Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

種

Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ

Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed