Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shichi-go-san

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: shichi--go-san
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

From Japanese 七五三.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 七五三

Inflected Forms

Shichigosan (alternative)

Questions

What does shichi-go-san mean?: A Japanese rite of passage festival celebrating children at the ages of three, five, and seven years old.
Where does shichi-go-san come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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