Word Meaning 七光

ななひかり nanahikari

七光 is read as ななひかり (nanahikari) and means benefiting from the influence of a master or parent.

Meaning

English

benefiting from the influence of a master or parent

Reading

Kana

ななひかり

Romaji

nanahikari

Writing Variants

七光り ななひかり nanahikari

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 75677 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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親の七光

おやのななひかり

benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent

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

七面鳥

しちめんちょう

turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

七福神

しちふくじん

Seven Gods of Fortune

七不思議

ななふしぎ

seven wonders (of a particular area)

七草

ななくさ

the seven spring flowers

七対子

ちーといつ

seven pairs

七五調

しちごちょう

seven-and-five-syllable meter

七公三民

しちこうさんみん

land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent

七化け

ななばけ

dance in which the performer quickly changes his clothes seven times

七生報国

しちしょうほうこく

unfailing devotion to one's country

七事式

しちじしき

seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school