七つ

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

Pronunciation

    Noun

    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

    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

    References
    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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