Seven Days - Shichiyo

Japanese: 七曜 - しちよう

〘Noun〙① In ancient Chinese astronomy, the term refers to the five stars of the Year Star (wood), the Moon Star (fire), the Earth Star (earth), the Gold Star (metal), and the Dragon Star (water), plus the Sun and Moon. ※Jingkokushu (827) 20, Sugawara no Kiyomitsu's Countermeasures Text, Question: "The ₂₇ stars turn _left and the _20,000 spirits turn _right ." ※Toraakira's Kyogen, Star Dance (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "When I woke up at dawn and looked at the sky, I saw countless stars. The 7, 9, 28 constellations all sparkle, thousands and thousands of times." [Huangdi Neijing Suwen - Tengen Ki Dairon]② To observe the Sun, Moon, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Mercury. Also, to use this to predict good and bad luck. ※Shoku Nihongi - Tenpyo 2 (730) March Xinhai "Also, Yin Yang medicine and the distribution of the seven days of the week calendar, _etc. , are important national affairs and _cannot be _abolished ." ③ A general term for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, which represent a week. It was adopted for public affairs in Japan in April 1876 ( Meiji 9 ). Seven days of the week . ※Funeral Procession (1906)〈Ishikawa Takuboku〉 "This system of seven days of the week, along with the twelve signs of the zodiac, was created by the great Aztecs 5,000 years ago." ④ Abbreviation of "Shichiyosei (Seven Stars)." ※Kabuki - Sukerokukakuya Night Cherry Blossoms (1779) "The bright star over here is the midnight star, and the seven stars are above here." ⑤ Name of a crest. One of the star crests. Modeled after the Big Dipper. [Kan'ei Shoka Keizuden (1641-43)] ⑥ In the Edo period, in the pleasure quarters of Shinagawa, this was a crest given to prostitutes earning seven momme of rice as a mark of rank . It was second only to the nine stars. It was also an alternative name for the prostitute. ※Sharebon, Omome Tomonojo (c. 1789-1802) 1 "Even when the boats of the connoisseur and the trader are shared by the shore, the bonfires of the hunting boats at night resemble the karakami paper on the front and show the shapes of seven stars and nine stars."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 古代中国の天文学で、歳星（木）・熒惑星（火）・鎮星（土）・太白星（金）・辰星（水）の五星に、日・月を加えていう語。※経国集（827）二〇・菅原清公対策文、策問「縟_二七耀_一而左旋、載_二万霊_一而右闢」※虎明本狂言・星の舞（室町末‐近世初）「あかつきおきて空みれば、ほしこそあまた見えたり。七えう九よう廿八宿も千も万もぎらめく」〔黄帝内経素問‐天元紀大論〕② 日・月・木・火・土・金・水星を観測すること。また、これをもとに吉凶を占うこと。※続日本紀‐天平二年（730）三月辛亥「又陰陽医術及七曜頒暦等類、国家要道、不_レ得_二廃闕_一」③ 一週間をあらわす日曜・月曜・火曜・水曜・木曜・金曜・土曜の総称。日本で公務に採用されたのは、明治九年（一八七六）四月。七曜日(にち)。※葬列（1906）〈石川啄木〉「この一週七曜の制は、黄道十二支と共に、五千年の昔、偉大なるアツケデヤ人の創めたもので」④ 「しちようせい（七曜星）」の略。※歌舞伎・助六廓夜桜（1779）「こちらの方によく光るが夜中の明星、ここの上にあるのが七曜」⑤ 紋所の名。星紋の一つ。北斗七星をかたどったもの。〔寛永諸家系図伝（1641‐43）〕⑥ 江戸時代、品川の遊里で、揚代七匁(もんめ)の遊女の位付(くらいづけ)としてつけた紋のしるし。九曜に次ぐ。また、その遊女の異称。※洒落本・面美知之娌（1789‐1802頃）一「通と野夫(やほ)との乗合も岸によるべの夜の世界猟舟の篝は正面の唐紙に似て七星(シチヤウ)九星(くやう)の形をあらはし」

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