How to say "seven" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 七しちnumeralThe numeral seven, read しち. Use it where seven appears as a figure — in dates, times, prices and other numbers — rather than for counting objects one by one.
- nounThe borrowed English word, written in katakana. It is not used for ordinary counting; you meet it mainly in names and nicknames — brands, products, players' numbers — where 'Seven' is kept as an English-style name.
- 七つななつnumeralThe native form for counting things: use it when saying how many objects there are, as in 'there are seven'. This is what you use when counting items one by one.
Use 七 for the numeral in numbers, dates and prices, 「七つ」 when counting things, and 「セブン」 only where the English word 'seven' is kept, as in names and nicknames.
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