ななくさ
Meanings
Noun
Abbreviation
1. the seven spring flowers
2. the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers
3. the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
Kanji used
seven
grass
Pitch accent
くさ
Composed of
seven
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
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)
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。