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Kanji Detail for 七 - "seven"

七

  • Meaning

    七 means "seven." Also associated with many times.

    1. Seven - The number 7; seven units.

    2. Seventh - The seventh position in sequence.

    3. Many times - Repeatedly; numerous occasions.

  • Words using 七

    • 十七 じゅうなな Listen seventeen; 17
    • 七七日 しちしちにち Listen 49th day after death
    • 二七日 ふたなぬか Listen second week's memorial services
    • 七つ ななつ Listen seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

  • Four-character idioms with 七

    • 七堂伽藍 しちどうがらん Listen complete seven-structured temple compound
    • 七珍万宝 しっちんまんぽう Listen the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world
    • 七生報国 しちしょうほうこく Listen unfailing devotion to one's country
    • 七転八倒 しちてんばっとう Listen tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
    • 七転八起 しちてんはっき Listen not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds
    • 七難八苦 しちなんはっく Listen the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains; a series of disasters

  • Origin of 七

    A line cut across another — the original form of 切, "to cut", borrowed for seven; the cutting sense moved out and took a knife with it.

    How to remember it: A stroke slicing through another — seven began life as the word "cut".

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 七

    • Verified meaning: seven
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さとる, な, なな, なの)
    • Also carries these associations: many times

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 七

    Given names 七(なの)Listen

    Surnames 七(さとる)Listen 七(な)Listen 七(なな)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    seven

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    seven

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    seven; 7

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    seven

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A number name. | A literary genre name. The Wenxuan contains "Seven Stimuli" and "Seven Enlightenments," all using seven questions and seven answers, hence the name.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shichi(シチ) シチ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nana(なな) なな

    nana.tsu(なな-つ) なな-つ

    nano(なの) なの

  • Strokes

    tip

    2 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    一 (ichi)

  • Related Keywords

    seven many times heptagon seventh septet number rainbow

Sentences including 七

  • It is just half past seven.

  • However we go , we must get there by seven.

  • I left home at seven.

  • He lived to be seventy years old.

  • He always leaves home at seven.

  • I got up at seven this morning.

  • My father usually comes home at seven.

  • She has no less than seven sons.

  • She has as many as seven children.

  • I go to school at seven.

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