七 seven
- On'yomi
- シチ
- Kun'yomi
- なな、なな-つ、なの
- Strokes
- 2
- JLPT
- N5
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 1
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): なな-つ.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
Remember it
One horizontal line slashed by a hook — a seven drawn backwards with a bent tail.
A common word
- 七月 しちがつ July
Example sentences
七時に晩ご飯を食べます。
しちじにばんごはんをたべます。
I eat dinner at seven.
みかんが七つあります。
みかんがななつあります。
There are seven mandarin oranges.
Don't confuse it with
- 一 one
- 乙 the Latter N1
Kanji that share a part
一 is its radical. 50 kanji share it in all.
乙 is a component.
- 九 nine
- 礼 salute N3
- 札 tag N2
- 乱 riot N2
- 乳 milk N2
- 也 to Be (classical) N1
- 孔 hole N1