also: じゅうしち
numeric
seventeen; 17
The number seventeen. Both じゅうなな and じゅうしち are used, with じゅうなな being more common in modern speech.
彼は十七歳です。
He is seventeen years old.
十七番のバスに乗ってください。
Please take the number seventeen bus.
Uncommon kanji spelling; 十七 is strongly preferred.
Compound of 十 (ten) and 七 (seven).