五七五

ごしちご

five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

五七

ごしち

five and seven

三三五五

さんさんごご

in groups of twos and threes, in small groups

七三

しちさん ななさん

7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side

七五調

しちごちょう

seven-and-five-syllable meter

五七調

ごしちちょう

five- and seven-syllable meter

五七日

ごしちにち

35th day after a person's death

五七桐

ごしちのきり

paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

三七日

みなぬか みなのか さんしちにち さんななにち

21st day after death, 21st day after birth

五畿七道

ごきしちどう

the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan

三三七拍子

さんさんななびょうし

three-three-seven rhythmic clapping pattern, 3-3-7 beat

七公三民

しちこうさんみん

land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent

七三分け

しちさんわけ

side parting, hair parted to one side

三七人参

さんしちにんじん

notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)

七分三分

しちぶさんぶ ななふんさんふん

seven to three (chances)

五十三次

ごじゅうさんつぎ ごじゅうさんじ

the 53 Toukaidou stages

三皇五帝

さんこうごてい

Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)

三厭五葷

さんえんごくん

meat and the five pungent roots (avoided in Buddhist cuisine)

七七日

しちしちにち なななぬか なななのか ななななにち

49th day after death