七しち七しち日にち

also: なななぬか · なななのか

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Meanings

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49th day after death

In Buddhist tradition, the 49th day after a person's death, when a memorial service is often held. Also referred to as 四十九日 (しじゅうくにち).

Hold a memorial service on the 49th day after death.

七しち七しち日にちが過すぎるまで、喪もに服ふくす習しゅう慣かんがある。

There is a custom of mourning until the 49th day has passed.

七しち七しち日にちの法ほう要ようを営いとなむto hold the 49th-day memorial service
祖そ父ふの七しち七しち日にちの法ほう要ようを営いとなんだ。
We held the 49th-day memorial service for my grandfather.
七しち七しち日にちを迎むかえるto reach/arrive at the 49th day (after death)
来らい週しゅう、母ははの七しち七しち日にちを迎むかえる。
Next week marks my mother's 49th day since passing.

四し十じゅう九く日にち
四十九日 is the everyday, widely used term for the 49th-day memorial, while 七七日 is the older, more formal/traditional numeric expression for the same day.

七七日
- しちしちにち
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading しちしちにち is the most common.
- なななぬか
  Rare reading; なななぬか is an older or dialectal pronunciation.
- なななのか
  Rare reading; なななのか is an alternative older pronunciation.
七々日
- しちしちにち
  Variant spelling using the iteration mark 々; less common but seen.
- なななぬか
- なななのか
なななぬか
なななのか

From 七 (seven) repeated twice and 日 (day), literally 'seven-seven day', referring to the 7×7=49th day after death in Buddhist mourning customs.