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Shichi-Go-San

Shichi-Go-San proper noun: a Japanese rite of passage festival celebrating children at the ages of three, five, and seven years old.

Proper noun

Shichi-Go-San

  1. A Japanese rite of passage festival celebrating children at the ages of three, five, and seven years old.

Forms of Shichi-Go-San

alternative formShichigosan

Origin of Shichi-Go-San

From Japanese 七五三.

Questions about Shichi-Go-San

What does Shichi-Go-San mean?
Shichi-Go-San means a Japanese rite of passage festival celebrating children at the ages of three, five, and seven years old.
What part of speech is Shichi-Go-San?
Shichi-Go-San is a proper noun.

Words near Shichi-Go-San in the dictionary

  1. Shibuya-kei
  2. Shibuyas
  3. shicer
  4. shicers
  5. Shichahai
  6. Shichi-Go-San
  7. Shichigosan
  8. shichimi
  9. shichimi togarashi
  10. shichirin
  11. Shick

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