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seven o'clock
The time at seven hours past midnight or noon.
七時に起きる。
I wake up at seven o'clock.
会議は七時からです。
The meeting starts at seven o'clock.
毎朝七時に家を出る。
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:
- 朝七時 (7 a.m.)
- 夜七時 (7 p.m.)
- 七時半 (7:30)
- 七時ちょうど (exactly 7 o'clock)