七七日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
七	七	日
しち Grade: 1	しち Grade: 1	にち Grade: 1
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
七	七	日
なな Grade: 1	なな > なぬ Grade: 1	か Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 七々日

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ɕit͡ɕiɕit͡ɕiɲ̟it͡ɕi]

Noun

七(しち)七(しち)日(にち) • (shichishichinichi) 

1. the forty-ninth day after a person dies
2. the Buddhist memorial service that occurs forty-nine days after a person dies

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [na̠na̠na̠nɯ̟ᵝka̠]

Noun

七(なな)七(なぬ)日(か) • (nanananuka) 

1. the forty-ninth day after a person dies
2. the Buddhist memorial service that occurs forty-nine days after a person dies