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ε››
JLPT N5 SL1 5 strokes Frequency: #26

Meanings

four

Radicals

ε›—

Decomposition

βΏ΄ε›—ε„Ώ

Etymology

Ideographic: A childΒ ε„Ώ in a room with four wallsΒ ε›—

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
2 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
3 diagonal right-to-left
4 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚· shi

Used in compound words

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
γ‚ˆ yo

Standalone, with γ‚“, ぀, or っ suffix

γ‚ˆγ£ yo
γ‚ˆγ‚“ yon

Words Using This Kanji

364 words total
Other (20 words)
四青体 γ—γ‚γ‚“γŸγ„

tetrahedron

ε››θΌͺ駆動 γ‚ˆγ‚“γ‚Šγ‚“γγ©γ†

four-wheel drive

四十肩 γ—γ˜γ‚…γ†γ‹γŸ

shoulder pain occurring in one's 40s

四぀手碲 γ‚ˆγ€γ§γ‚γΏ

four-armed scoop net

ε››εŠεˆ† しはんぢん

a fourth

ε››θ§’ζŸ± しかくけゅう

quadrangular prism

四重 γ—γ˜γ‚…γ†

fourfold

ε››ζ›Έ ししょ

the Four Books (Confucian texts)

ε››ι‘§ しこ

looking everywhere

ε››ιƒ¨εˆε”± γ—γΆγŒγ£γ—γ‚‡γ†

four-part harmony

εΌ¦ζ₯½ε››ι‡ε₯ γ’γ‚“γŒγγ—γ˜γ‚…γ†γγ†

string quartet

ι•·ε››θ§’ γͺγŒγ—γ‹γ

rectangle

右四぀ γΏγŽγ‚ˆγ€

hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left

ε››θ§’εΌ΅γ‚‹ しかくばる

to be square

左四぀ γ²γ γ‚Šγ‚ˆγ€

hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right

四周 ししゅう

periphery

ε››ε§“ しせい

the four Hindu castes

ε››δΊΊη΅„ γ‚ˆγ«γ‚“γγΏ

foursome

ε››δΈƒζŠœγ γ‚ˆγͺぬき

pentatonic scale

四぀角 γ‚ˆγ€γ‹γ©

four corners