一いち七しち日にち

noun

seventh day after death; first seven-day memorial

Buddhist term for the seventh day after a person's death, when the first memorial service (初七日) is held. Also refers to the first seven-day period after death.

See also: 初七日

• 一いち七しち日にちには親しん族ぞくが集あつまって法ほう要ようを営いとなむ。

  On the seventh day after death, relatives gather to hold a memorial service.

• 一いち七しち日にちの法ほう要ようは初しょ七なの日かとも呼よばれる。

  The memorial service on the seventh day is also called 初七日.

noun

seven days; one week

Archaic general term for a period of seven days or one week. In modern Japanese, 一週間 or 七日 are used instead.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「一いち七しち日にち」を単たんに七なの日か間かんの意い味みで使つかう例れいが見みられる。

  In old documents, there are examples where 一七日 is used simply to mean a period of seven days.