五ご七しち

noun

five and seven

Used as a number pair, often in contexts like the 五七調 (5-7 syllable pattern) in poetry or traditional settings.

• 五ご七しち調ちょうは、五ご音おんと七しち音おんの組くみ合あわせでできている。

  The 5-7 meter is made up of a combination of five and seven syllables.

noun

35th day after death

Abbreviation of 五七日 (ごしちにち). Refers to the 35th day after a person's death, a significant memorial day in Buddhist tradition.

See also: 五七日

• 五ご七しちの法ほう要ようは、故こ人じんの冥めい福ふくを祈いのる大たい切せつな日ひです。

  The memorial service on the 35th day is an important occasion to pray for the deceased's happiness in the afterlife.