七つ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 七 |
| なな Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 7つ |
Pronunciation
Noun
七つ • (nanatsu)
- seven things [small or without a counter category]
Usage notes
七つ (nanatsu) is used when the items counted have no specific counter category. See Wikipedia's "Japanese counter word" entry for details.
See also
Japanese counter/suffix: つ (tsu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Kanji | Kana | Romaji |
| 1 | 一つ | ひとつ | hitotsu |
| 2 | 二つ | ふたつ | futatsu |
| 3 | 三つ | みっつ、みつ | mittsu, mitsu |
| 4 | 四つ | よっつ、よつ | yottsu, yotsu |
| 5 | 五つ | いつつ | itsutsu |
| 6 | 六つ | むっつ、むつ | muttsu, mutsu |
| 7 | 七つ | ななつ | nanatsu |
| 8 | 八つ | やっつ、やつ | yattsu, yatsu |
| 9 | 九つ | ここのつ | kokonotsu |
| ? | 幾つ | いくつ | ikutsu |
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN