なな
nana
JLPT N52 strokesKanjiLevel 8 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

七 is the kanji for "Seven". The most common reading is なな (nana). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.

Meaning

Seven

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Readings

kunなな/ nanakunなな.つ/ nanatsukunなの/ nanoonしち/ shichi

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Stroke Order

2 strokes

Radicals

Memory Aid

Meaning ·

A single line with a distinctive curved hook cutting through it — like a shepherd's crook with seven notches, counting up to the last lucky single digit.

Reading ·

しち (shichi) sounds like 'she-she' — seven sisters giggling 'she she she'.

Example Sentences

七月は暑いです。

しちがつはあついです。

July is hot.

七時に帰ります。

しちじにかえります。

I return home at 7.

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Last updated Jun 18, 2026

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