七 — 2 strokes ／ Radical「一」
道10Elementary year 1 ／ 2 strokes ／ Radical「一」
- On
- シチしち · shichi
- Kun
- なな・なな(つ)nana · nana(tsu)
- Meaning
- seven
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Stroke order
Origin
From a cutting mark, later borrowed to mean seven.
Readings and examples
| Onシチしちshichi | 七五三ななごさん七福神ななふくじん |
|---|---|
| Kunななnana | 七月目なながつめ |
| Kunななつnanatsu | 七つななつ |
| Kunなのnano | 七日ななにち 「七日」は，「なぬか」とも。 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 七つななつ
seven
- 七月しちがつ
July
- 七草粥ななくさがゆ
- 戦国七雄せんごくしちゆう
- 七草ななくさ
Example
ほしが 七つ みえます。
I can see seven stars.
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