七時

Japanese

Kanji in this term
七	時
しち Grade: 1	じ Grade: 2

Etymology

From 七(しち) (shichi, “seven”) + 時(じ) (ji, “o'clock”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しち​じ [shìchíꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥t͡ɕiʑi]

• (Tokyo) なな​じ [nànáꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [na̠na̠ʑi]

Noun

七(しち)時(じ) or 七時(ななじ) • (shichi-ji or nanaji) 

1. seven o'clock

Usage notes

• Sometimes read ななじ to avoid confusion with similar 一時.

Alternative forms

• 7時

Japanese number-counter combinations for 時(じ) (ji)
0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	What time?
零(れい)時(じ) (reiji)	一(いち)時(じ) (ichiji)	二(に)時(じ) (niji)	三(さん)時(じ) (sanji)	四(よ)時(じ) (yoji)	五(ご)時(じ) (goji)	六(ろく)時(じ) (rokuji)	七(しち)時(じ) (shichiji) 七(なな)時(じ) (nanaji)	八(はち)時(じ) (hachiji)	九(く)時(じ) (kuji)	十(じゅう)時(じ) (jūji)	十(じゅう)一(いち)時(じ) (jūichiji)	十(じゅう)二(に)時(じ) (jūniji)	何(なん)時(じ) (nanji)