Chinese

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seven dazzle; glorious
trad. (七曜)
simp. #(七曜)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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七曜

  1. the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)
  2. (literary) Alternative name for 北斗七星 (Běidǒu Qīxīng, “Big Dipper”).
  3. (archaic) the seven days of the week

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (七曜):
  • Japanese: 七曜(しちよう) (shichiyō)
  • Korean: 칠요(七曜) (chiryo)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しち
Grade: 1
よう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しち)(よう) (shichiyōしちえう (sitieu)?

  1. the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)
  2. the seven days of the week
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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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七曜 (chiryo) (hangeul 칠요)

  1. hanja form? of 칠요 (the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn))
  2. hanja form? of 칠요 (the seven days of the week)