七草
ななくさ
- the seven spring flowers n abbr
- the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers n abbr
- the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs n abbr
Kanji
七
シチ
なな • なな.つ • なの
seven
草
ソウ
くさ • くさ- • -ぐさ
grass; weeds; herbs; pasture; write; draft
Synonyms
春の七草
はるのななくさ
- seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon) exp n
秋の七草
あきのななくさ
- seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower) exp n
七草の節句
ななくさのせっく
- Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (January 7); one of the 5 seasonal festivals exp n