七三

しちさん ななさん

7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side

公民

こうみん

citizen, freemen

公地公民

こうちこうみん

complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms) (Ritsuryo period)

三公

さんこう

three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)

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

七五三

しちごさん

festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3

公民館

こうみんかん

public hall, community center, community centre

公民権

こうみんけん

civil rights, franchise, citizenship

自公民

じこうみん

Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and Democratic Socialist Party

公民科

こうみんか

(subject of) civics

公民学

こうみんがく

civics

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)

四公六民

しこうろくみん

land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60%

人民公社

じんみんこうしゃ

(in China) people's commune

五公五民

ごこうごみん

land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took half of the year's crop and the farmers kept the other half

世界公民

せかいこうみん

citizen of the world, world citizen