古希(こき)

こき
noun
70th birthday; 70th-birthday celebration
1. 70th birthday; celebration of one's seventieth year
A traditional celebration of a person's 70th birthday. The name comes from a line by the poet Du Fu, 人生(じんせい)七十(しちじゅう)古来(こらい)稀(まれ)なり ("a life of seventy years has been rare since ancient times"). Also written 古稀(こき).
今年(ことし)父(ちち)が古希(こき)を迎(むか)える。
My father turns seventy this year.
古希(こき)のお祝(いわ)いに家族(かぞく)で旅行(りょこう)した。
We took a family trip to celebrate his seventieth birthday.
祖母(そぼ)の古希(こき)を祝(いわ)って、親戚(しんせき)一同(いちどう)が集(あつ)まった。
All the relatives gathered to celebrate my grandmother's seventieth birthday.

A celebration of one's 70th birthday, one of the traditional Japanese longevity milestones (長寿(ちょうじゅ)の祝(いわ)い). Also written 古稀(こき); the traditional celebratory color is purple.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 古希(こき)を迎(むか)える: to reach one's seventieth year
  • 古希(こき)のお祝(いわ)い: a 70th-birthday celebration

Related Words

Related: 喜寿(きじゅ) (77th-birthday celebration)
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