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 |