also: じゅうしち
seventeen; 17
The number seventeen. Both じゅうなな and じゅうしち are used, with じゅうなな being more common in modern speech.
He is seventeen years old.
Please take the number seventeen bus.
Alternate reading; じゅうしち is less common than じゅうなな but still used.
Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and lists.
Uncommon kanji spelling; 十七 is strongly preferred.
Compound of 十 (ten) and 七 (seven).