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
    • Category:Japanese counters

    References
    1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
    3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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