七 (しち · しちがつ · ななじゅう)

Etymology

Depicts two lines crossing. Based on the original meaning "cut", now written as 切. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Example sentences

1. ちょうど七時半です。 — It is just half past seven.
2. 七時に電話をかけます。 — I'll call you at seven.
3. 二かける七は十四です。 — Two times seven is fourteen.
4. どういっても七時までにいかないと。 — However we go, we must get there by seven.
5. もうすぐ七時だ。学校に行かなくちゃ。 — It is close to seven o'clock. We have to go to school.

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