七

• 読み: しち
• ローマ字: shichi
• 漢字の分解: 七 (shichi/nana) — seven
• 発音: /ɕi.tɕi/

意味

Seven; 7. A culturally significant number in Japan.

Has two readings: しち (Sino-Japanese) and なな (native Japanese). なな is more commonly used in everyday speech to avoid confusion with いち (one) and し (four). However, しち appears in fixed words like 七月 (shichigatsu, July). The number seven is lucky in Japanese culture, as seen in 七福神 (shichifukujin, Seven Lucky Gods).

例文

1. 七月に夏休みが始まります。
2. 毎日七時間寝ます。
3. 七つの星が見えます。

使い方ガイド

場面: counting, time, cultural references

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 七 is said to depict a line being cut, suggesting division. Seven has deep cultural roots in both Buddhist and Shinto traditions.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal