(しちじ)

しちじ
noun
seven o'clock
1. seven o'clock
The time at seven hours past midnight or noon.
七時(しちじ)()きる。
I wake up at seven o'clock.
会議(かいぎ)七時(しちじ)からです。
The meeting starts at seven o'clock.
毎朝(まいあさ)七時(しちじ)(いえ)()る。
I leave home at seven o'clock every morning.

READING: Both しちじ and ななじ are used for 'seven o'clock.' しちじ is the traditional reading and more common in set phrases.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (あさ)七時(しちじ) (7 a.m.)
  • (よる)七時(しちじ) (7 p.m.)
  • 七時半(しちじはん) (7:30)
  • 七時(しちじ)ちょうど (exactly 7 o'clock)