Word Meaning 七つ星

ななつぼし nanatsuboshi

七つ星 is read as ななつぼし (nanatsuboshi) and means family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles).

Meaning

English

family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles)
Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus)
Japanese sardine
the Big Dipper (asterism)
the Plough
the Plow

Reading

Kana

ななつぼし

Romaji

nanatsuboshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 66337 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

七星

しちせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

七つの星

ななつのほし

Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

七曜星

しちようせい

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

七星瓢虫

ななほしてんとう

seven-spot ladybird

北斗七星

ほくとしちせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

七宝

しちほう

cloisonne ware

七大州

しちだいしゅう

the seven continents

七島

しちとう

Shichito matgrass (Cyperus malaccensis)

七月革命

しちがつかくめい

July Revolution (France, 1830)

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)

七辺形

しちへんけい

heptagon

七音音階

しちおんおんかい

heptatonic scale