What is the Kanji for "Seven"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Seven", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Seven" is "七".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Nana" and "Nano".

Its onyomi reading is "Shichi".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "一" means "One" and can be read as "Ichi", "Itsu", and "Hito". And The radical "⺃" means "Second" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "七" mean in japanese?

"七" means "Seven".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in First Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N5 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

七: "Seven". The Japanese noun '七 (なな)' refers to the number seven. It can be used to represent the quantity of seven of something, or as part of a larger number. For example: I have seven apples - (りんごが七つある). Today is the seventh day of the month - (今日は七日です).

七日: "Seven days". The noun '七日 (なのか)' means 'seven days'. This term is used to refer to a period of seven consecutive days. It can be used in various contexts, such as to indicate a time frame or duration. For example: I will be away for seven days - (私は七日間留守にします). The ceremony lasts seven days - (その式典は七日間続きます).

七つ: "Seven". The noun '七つ (ななつ)' means 'seven'. This noun represents the cardinal number seven. It can be used to count various objects or to express a quantity of seven. For example: There are seven books on the table - (テーブルの上に七つの本があります). She has seven siblings - (彼女は七人の兄弟がいます).

七十: "Seventy". The Japanese noun '七十 (ななじゅう)' means 'seventy'. This noun is used to express the number 70. It can be used in various contexts, such as stating someone's age, the number of items, or a measurement. For example: I am seventy years old - (私は七十歳です). There are seventy people in the room - (部屋に七十人います).

七百: "Seven hundred". The Japanese noun '七百 (ななひゃく)' means 'seven hundred'. This word represents the numerical value 700 and is used when counting or referring to quantities. For example: There were seven hundred people at the concert - (コンサートに七百人いました)。I have seven hundred yen - (私は七百円持っています).

七千: "Seven thousand". The Japanese noun '七千 (ななせん)' means 'seven thousand'. This numerical expression is used to indicate a quantity of seven thousand of something. It can be used to refer to a precise number or an approximate amount. For example: There are seven thousand people at the concert - (コンサートには七千人がいる). I have seven thousand yen in my wallet - (財布に七千円がある).

七夕: "Tanabata". The Japanese noun '七夕 (たなばた)' refers to the annual Tanabata festival, which is celebrated on July 7th in Japan. The festival originates from an ancient Chinese legend about two celestial lovers, Orihime and Hikoboshi, who are only allowed to meet once a year on this day. During the festival, people write their wishes on strips of paper called 'tanzaku' and hang them on bamboo trees. Decorations such as paper streamers and often also a display of the Milky Way galaxy are part of the traditional Tanabata celebrations. For example: Let's go to the Tanabata festival - (七夕のお祭りに行きましょう)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.