七

音読おんよみ: シチ

訓読くんよみ: なな・なな・なの

画数かくすう: 2

部首ぶしゅ: いち(一)

Meaning

Seven / Number

  • ななつ — seven (traditional counting)
  • 七日なのか — seventh day; seven days
  • 七曜しちよう — the seven celestial bodies / days of the week
  • 七夕たなばた — Tanabata festival
  • 七福神しちふくじん — the Seven Lucky Gods
  • 七五三しちごさん — traditional children's festival

七 is one of the basic number kanji. It is often read as しち, but なな is commonly used in daily speech to avoid confusion with いち (one).

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