しょ
初
なの
七
か
日

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
初
なの
七
か
日
 初七日 しょなのか
しょ
初
なぬか
七日
 初七日 しょなぬか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)