七
seven
Readings
On'yomi
- シチ
Kun'yomi
- なな
- なな.つ
- なの
Nanori
- し
- しっ
- な
- ひち
Meaning
七 represents the number seven.
Most common words using 七
20 of 180- 七しちN5
seven
- 七つななつN5
seven
- 七夕たなばたN1
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
- 七不思議ななふしぎ
seven wonders (of a particular area)
- 七福神しちふくじん
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
- 七味しちみ
seven delicious flavors (flavours)
- 七面鳥しちめんちょう
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- 七宝しっぽう
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli)
- 七色なないろ
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors
- 七草ななくさ
the seven spring flowers
- 七星しちせい
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
- 北斗七星ほくとしちせい
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
- 七五三しちごさんN3
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15
- 七生しちしょう
seven lives
- 七味唐辛子しちみとうがらし
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
- 七転び八起きななころびやおき
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; falling seven times, getting up eight
- 七光ななひかり
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
- 七人の侍しちにんのさむらい
Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
- 七転八倒しちてんばっとう
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
- 七つの海ななつのうみ
the seven seas
Study
Etymology
七 is a simple character whose origin is uncertain. It may have originally represented a cutting or dividing concept, later borrowed for the number seven.
Meaning mnemonic
The two strokes of 七 cross like a diagonal slash through a horizontal line, resembling the number 7 written with a crossbar.
Reading mnemonic
For シチ, imagine a lucky seven on a slot machine hitting the jackpot with a satisfying "shichi!" sound: shichi -> シチ.