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三が日 (さんがにち, sanganichi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Many people go for their first shrine visit during the first three days of the New Year.
Once the first three days of the New Year are over, it's back to work.
Related words 三が日 names just the first three days (Jan 1–3) that make up the core of the 正月 holiday period.
三が日 names exactly the first three days of January, while お正月 can refer more loosely to the whole New Year season.
Written forms 三さん が 日にち Usage 92%
Standard and most common spelling.
三ヶ日さんがにち Usage 8%
Variant using the small ke (ヶ).
三ケ日さんがにち
Variant using the full-size ke (ケ).
三さん 箇が 日にち
Formal variant using the kanji 箇.
Etymology From 三 (three) + が (archaic possessive particle, equivalent to modern の) + 日 (day), literally 'three days'. The が is a remnant of an older genitive marker.
