Kanji 七 Words: Meanings and Readings, Page 2

七生報国

しちしょうほうこく

unfailing devotion to one's country

七生養護学校

ななおようごがっこう

Nanao Special Needs School (older name style)

七赤

しちせき

seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)

七節

ななふし

walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea)

七草の節句

ななくさのせっく

Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (one of the five seasonal festivals; celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar)

七草粥

ななくさがゆ

rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring

七対子

チートイツ

seven pairs

七帯アルマジロ

ななつおびアルマジロ

seven-banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus)

七大私学

しちだいしがく

seven boarding schools established in Kyoto by noble families during the early Heian period

七大寺

しちだいじ

the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)

七大州

ななだいしゅう

the seven continents

七珍

しっちん

the seven delicacies

七珍万宝

しっちんまんぽう

the seven treasures and many other precious things

七転び八起き

ななころびやおき

the vicissitudes of life

七転八起

しちてんはっき

the vicissitudes of life

七転八倒

しちてんばっとう

tossing oneself about in great pain

七殿

しちでん

seven residential pavilions for court ladies (in the inner Heian Palace)

七度

ななたび

seventh (interval)

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

七島

しちとう

Shichito matgrass (Cyperus malaccensis)

七島藺

しちとうい

Shichito matgrass (Cyperus malaccensis)

七堂伽藍

しちどうがらん

complete seven-structured temple compound

七道

しちどう

the seven districts of ancient Japan

七難

しちなん

great number of faults or defects

七難八苦

しちなんはっく

a series of disasters

七日鮫

なぬかざめ

blotchy swell shark (Cephaloscyllium umbratile)

七年忌

しちねんき

seventh anniversary of a death

七年戦争

しちねんせんそう

Seven Years' War (1756-1763)

七半

ななはん

750cc motorcycle

七尾短期大学

ななおたんきだいがく

Nanao Junior College

七尾養護学校

ななおようごがっこう

Nanao Special Needs School (older name style)

七仏

しちぶつ

the seven previous incarnations of Buddha

七仏通戒偈

しちぶつつうかいげ

Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas

七分

しちぶん

type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

七分

しちぶ

seven hundreds

七分三分

しちぶさんぶ

seven to three (chances)

七分丈

しちぶたけ

three-quarter length (usu. clothing)

七分袖

しちぶそで

three-quarter sleeves

七分搗き

しちぶづき

seventy percent polished rice

七並べ

しちならべ

fan-tan (game)

七癖

ななくせ

some habits

七変化

しちへんげ

dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times

七辺形

しちへんけい

heptagon

七宝つなぎ

しっぽうつなぎ

shippō pattern (of overlapping circles)

七宝焼き

しっぽうやき

cloisonne ware

七宝文

しっぽうもん

shippō pattern (of overlapping circles)

七方出

しちほうで

seven disguises of the ninja

七本

ななほん

seven (long cylindrical things)

七味

しちみ

seven delicious flavors (flavours)

七味唐辛子

しちみとうがらし

blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)

七面体

しちめんたい

heptahedron

七面倒

しちめんどう

very troublesome

七面倒くさい

しちめんどうくさい

extremely bothersome

七夜

しちや

celebration of a child's seventh day

七夜月

ななよづき

seventh lunar month

七夕祭り

たなばたまつり

Star Festival (held in July or August)

七曜

しちよう

the seven days of the week

七曜星

しちようせい

the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)

七曜表

しちようひょう

calendar

七輪

しちりん

earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)

七竈

ななかまど

Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)

秋の七草

あきのななくさ

seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower)

週七日

しゅうなのか

seven days a week

十七回忌

じゅうしちかいき

16th anniversary of one's death

十七条憲法

じゅうしちじょうけんぽう

The Seventeen-Article Constitution

十七殿

じゅうしちでん

seventeen main pavilions of the imperial palace

春の七草

はるのななくさ

seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon)

初七日

しょなのか

memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death

神代七代

かみよななよ

seven generations of (celestial) gods

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

親の七光り

おやのななひかり

benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent

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

世界の七不思議

せかいのななふしぎ

Seven Wonders of the World

西洋七竈

せいようななかまど

rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)

仙台七夕まつり

せんだいたなばたまつり

Sendai Tanabata Festival

川崎七分

かわさきしちぶ

type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

戦国七雄

せんごくしちゆう

Seven Warring States (of China)

属七

ぞくしち

dominant seventh (chord)

第七

だいなな

seventh

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

竹林の七賢

ちくりんのしちけん

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

茶事七式

ちゃじしちしき

seven styles of tea ceremonies

注連

しめ

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

天神七代

てんじんしちだい

seven generations of celestial deities

南京七竈

ナンキンななかまど

Sorbus gracilis (species of mountain ash)

南都七大寺

なんとしちだいじ

the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)

二七年テーゼ

にじゅうしちねんテーゼ

1927 Theses

飛七節

とびななふし

Micadina phluctaenoides (species of stick insect)

北斗七星

ほくとしちせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

無くて七癖

なくてななくせ

every person has their eccentricities

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

明治二十七八年戦役

めいじにじゅうしちはちねんせんえき

Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)

裏白七竃

うらじろななかまど

Sorbus matsumurana (species of rowan)