noun

  1. festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3.
  2. lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
七五三 しちごさん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)
five
ゴ い いつ (1st, N5)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)