JLPT N5 kanji · 2 strokes · #115 by frequency
七 — Seven
- Meaning
- Seven
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- シチ
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- なななな.つなの
- Radical
- 一
In bold: the readings to learn first.
Stroke order
2 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Components
The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.
Memory hook
His fishing rod, just a horizontal stroke (一) above the water, bends: the fishhook (乙) has snagged seven (七) fish at once!
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 七 | しち | seven |
| 七つ | ななつ | seven |
| 七日 | なのか | 7th day of the month |
| 七十 | ななじゅう | seventy, 70 |
| 初七日 | しょなのか | memorial service held on the seventh day following a person'… |
| 七月 | しちがつ | July |
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.