What does the kanji 七 mean?

The kanji 七 (nanatsu) means "seven, 7". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "nanatsu"?

"nanatsu" is written with the kanji 七, meaning "seven, 7". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) しち (shichi), kunyomi (native Japanese) ななつ (nanatsu), なの (nano). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 七?

Write 七 ("seven") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 七?

七 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) しち (shichi), kunyomi (native Japanese) ななつ (nanatsu), なの (nano).

七“seven” Kanjinanatsu / shichi

JLPT N5

How to write 七

七 (seven) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

seven, 7

Onyomi (音読み)

しち shichi

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

なな（つ） nana(tsu)
なの nano

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 七

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

もうすぐ七時しちじだ。学校がっこうに行いかなくちゃ。
It is close to seven o'clock. We have to go to school.
七時 (しちじ)
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日本にほんの七夕たなばたはどんな日ひなのでしょうか。
What kind of day is Tanabata in Japan?
七夕 (たなばた)
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七時しちじ三十分さんじゅっぷんだった。
It was seven thirty.
七時 (しちじ)
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