七（しち・なな）
JLPT N5 · noun
Meaning: 7 (seven)
Etymology
Loanword from Chinese “qī”.
Example sentences
- 一週間は七日ある。 — There are seven days in a week.
- 七時に家を出た。 — I left home at seven o'clock.
Idioms & proverbs containing “七”
- 無くて七癖 (なくてななくせ) — every person has their eccentricities
- 親の光は七光り (おやのひかりはななひかり) — having a famous parent is the best way to fame
- 人の噂も七十五日 (ひとのうわさもしちじゅうごにち) — a wonder lasts but nine days; gossip lasts just 75 days
- 七度尋ねて人を疑え (ななたびたずねてひとをうたがえ) — search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it; be on sure ground before you accuse someone
- 無くて七癖有って四十八癖 (なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせ) — every person has their eccentricities
- 男女七歳にして席を同じゅうせず (だんじょななさいにしてせきをおなじゅうせず) — after age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart
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