Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails

    Idiomatic expression

    彼が今日あるのも親の七光りさ。
    What he is today he owes to his father.

Also written 親の七光【おやのななひかり】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

Kun
おやおや-した.しいした.しむ
On
シン
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
406 of 2500
Radical
see
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

ちかのり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-9-7SKIP code
5b11.1The Kanji Dictionary
0691.0Four corner code
457deroo
89aaUnicode hex code
1-31-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4293Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5534New Nelson (John Haig)
1799New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2264Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1172Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1599Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1504Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1621Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
381A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2544Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
211Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34918Morohashi
149A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
175Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
175Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
260sakade
248Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
166henshall3
237Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
315crowley
249Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6busy_people
1647Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1518Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qin1, qing4Pinyin reading
chinKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

seven

Kun
なななな.つなの
On
シチ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
115 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

しっひち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-2, 4-2-4SKIP code
0a2.13The Kanji Dictionary
4071.0Four corner code
1456deroo
4e03Unicode hex code
1-28-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
261Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3New Nelson (John Haig)
3362New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4169Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2109Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2854Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
7Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
7Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
44A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
17Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
9Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6Morohashi
30A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
9Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
9Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
7sakade
2Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
7henshall3
3Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
147crowley
7Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
2Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
7Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi1Pinyin reading
chilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ray, light

Kun
ひか.るひかり
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
527 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

あきあきらこおてるひこみつ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-2, 2-3-3SKIP code
3n3.2The Kanji Dictionary
9021.1Four corner code
1057deroo
5149Unicode hex code
1-24-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1358Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
349New Nelson (John Haig)
2391New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3043Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1550Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2121Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
119Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
125Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
417A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
281Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
217Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1350Morohashi
116A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
138Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72sakade
123Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
129henshall3
121Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
345crowley
464Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
143Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
120Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guang1Pinyin reading
gwangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level