七
七 — Seven
seven
On’yomiシチ (shichi)
Kun’yomiなな (nana)
Kun’yomiななつ (nanatsu)
Kun’yomiなの (nano)
Stroke order (2 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 七
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 七 | しち shichi | seven |
| 七月 | しちがつ shichigatsu | July; seventh month of the lunar calendar |
| 十七 | じゅうなな juunana | seventeen; 17 |
| 七十 | ななじゅう nanajuu | seventy; 70 |
| 七七日 | しちしちにち shichishichinichi | 49th day after death |
| 二七日 | ふたなぬか futananuka | second week's memorial services |
Study notes
七 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 2 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #115 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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