Today’s Kanji is “七” (shichi). It has two strokes. We can read it as “shichi” or “nana“, and meaning “seven”.
Handwritten Kanji “七” (shichi)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “七”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 七 | シチ
なな なな-つ なの |
shichi
nana nana-tsu nano |
2 | 一 | seven |
It has four readings, including 1 “音読み(on-yomi)” and 3 “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “七”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 七匹の子ヤギ | ななひきのこやぎ | nanahiki no koyagi | Seven baby goats |
| 七草 | ななくさ | nanakusa | Seven spring flowers |
| 七月 | しちがつ | shichigatsu | July |
