[七] Handwritten Kanji for seven and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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