七不思議

Japanese

Kanji in this term
七	不	思	議
なな Grade: 1	ふ Grade: 4	し Grade: 2	ぎ Grade: 4
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

From 七 (nana, “seven”) +‎ 不思議 (fushigi, “a mystery, wonder”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ななふしぎ [nànáfúꜜshìgì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) ななふしぎ [nànáꜜfùshìgì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [na̠na̠ɸɯ̟̊ɕiɡʲi]

Proper noun

七(なな)不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ) • (Nana Fushigi)

seven or more strange events or phenomena, usually in a particular region or location
世(せ)界(かい)の七(なな)不思議(ふしぎ)
Sekai no Nana Fushigi
the Seven Wonders of the World

本所(ほんじょ)七(なな)不思議(ふしぎ)
Honjo Nana Fushigi
the Seven Mysteries of Honjo (a collective term for nine Edo period urban legends)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN