Word Meaning 七星

しちせい shichisei

七星 is read as しちせい (shichisei) and means the Big Dipper (asterism).

Meaning

English

the Big Dipper (asterism)
the Plough
the Plow

Reading

Kana

しちせい

Romaji

shichisei

Writing Variants

七星しちしょう shichishou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 65709 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

七つ星

ななつぼし

family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles)

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

しっぽう

cloisonne ware

七大州

ななだいしゅう

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

Example Sentences

あれは北斗七星だよ。

That's the Big Dipper.

星座は全然詳しくないな。オリオン座とカシオペア座くらいしか見てもわからない。あと北斗七星もわかる。

I know nothing about constellations. I can only recognize Orion and Cassiopeia. Oh, and the Big Dipper, too.