① 正月十五日に食べる粥。米・粟・小豆など、7種類の材料で作った。ななくさのかゆ、とも言う。② 人日の節句（正月七日）の朝に食べる、七草が入った粥。
seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon)
seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower)