七つ

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
七
なな
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
7つ

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

七(なな)つ • (nanatsu) 

  1. seven things [small or without a counter category]
    七(なな)つの美徳(びとく) ― nanatsu no bitoku ― seven virtues
    七(なな)つの大罪(だいざい) ― nanatsu no daizai ― seven deadly sins
    七(なな)つの小人(こびと) ― nanatsu no kobito ― the Seven Dwarfs

Usage notes[edit]

七(なな)つ (nanatsu) is used when the items counted have no specific counter category. See Wikipedia's "Japanese counter word" entry for details.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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