Search…

Search blog post titles and content.

N5

Kanji 七: meanings, readings, and example words.

2 min read

Kanji 七: seven

Key takeaways

Kanji 七: seven. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

七
N5

Meaning

seven

On reading

シチ

Kun reading

なななな.つなの

Radical

一

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 七

seven

Kanji structure breakdown

七

Structure breakdown

一 + 乙

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character represents the number seven and is easy to recognize if you imagine it as a flipped version of the Arabic numeral 7. Focus on its overall shape rather than its individual components. It is frequently encountered in common words such as July (七月) and the Chilseok festival (七夕).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シチ
  • 七しち

    seven

Kun reading

なな
  • 七なな

    seven

  • 七つななつ

    seven (counting)

  • 七日なのか

    seven days / the seventh day

Commonly used words

  • 七
    しち

    seven

  • 七
    なな

    seven

  • 七つ
    ななつ

    seven (counting)

  • 七日
    なのか

    seven days / the seventh day

Example sentences

Example 1

今月の七日は休日です。

Translation

The seventh day of this month is a holiday.

Example 2

薬は七日間飲んでください。

Translation

Please take the medicine for seven days.

Example 3

りんごをしちこください。

Translation

Please give me seven apples.

Example 4

しちにちかん、にほんにいました。

Translation

I was in Japan for seven days.

Kanji 七: seven | Daily Nihongo