七 – seven

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The kanji 七 means seven. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シチ (shichi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なな、なな.つ、なの (nana, nanatsu, nano). It is written with 2 strokes, under radical 一 (no. 1).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シチ	shichi
Kun’yomi	なな	nana
Kun’yomi	なな.つ	nanatsu
Kun’yomi	なの	nano

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 一 (Kangxi radical 1). Components: 乙・匕・ノ.

Words using 七

七しちseven七つななつseven七日なのか7th day of the month

Kanji with the same radical

一三上下不世両与万並丁丈丘且

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