七

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

cloisonne ware

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)

Colloquial

extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious

poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters

Colloquial

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

49th day after death

the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3

the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects)

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Mahjong

seven pairs; winning hand composed of seven pairs

unfailing devotion to one's country; serving one's country for seven lives

Chinese poem with seven characters per line

being torn to pieces

complete seven-structured temple compound

Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)

the seven forms of Avalokitesvara

the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto

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

Noun or verb acting prenominally

septennial; recurring every seven years

seventh anniversary of a death

the Seven Deadly Sins

blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)

tortuous or spiral (path)

heptathlon