七

seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)

Kabuki

dance in which the performer quickly changes his clothes seven times

the seven disguises of ninja

seven emotions (in The Book of Rites: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire); seven emotions (in Buddhism: joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, desire)

seven effects (of a traditional Chinese medicine)

name-giving ceremony

Colloquial

qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto

49th day after death

the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects)

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Mahjong

seven pairs; winning hand composed of seven pairs

paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

Chinese poem with seven characters per line

35th day after a person's death

five and seven-syllable meter

Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)

the seven forms of Avalokitesvara

the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto

January 8-14

the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)

seven days a week

Noun or verb acting prenominally

septennial; recurring every seven years

seventh anniversary of a death

28th day after death

age seventy; one's seventies

some habits; some eccentricities

Slang

750cc motorcycle

Buddhism

the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli)

the seven delicacies