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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)
ε››ε­£ε ± しきほう

quarterly (journal)

四則 しそく

four (fundamental) rules of arithmetic

ε››εŠδΈ–η΄€ しはんせいき

quarter of a century

四十路 γ‚ˆγγ˜

age forty

ι€±ε››ζ—₯ γ—γ‚…γ†γ‚ˆγ£γ‹

four days a week

ε››εŠζœŸεŽη›Šη™Ίθ‘¨ γ—γ―γ‚“γγ—γ‚…γ†γˆγγ―γ£γ΄γ‚‡γ†

quarterly earnings announcement

ε››εŠζœŸεŽη›Š γ—γ―γ‚“γγ—γ‚…γ†γˆγ

quarterly earnings

四当五落 γ‚ˆγ‚“γ¨γ†γ”γ‚‰γ

sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)

ε››η₯žη£ γ—γ˜γ‚“γ˜γ‚…γ†

four divine beasts

ε››ζœ¬ζŸ± しほんばしら

four posts that used to support the roof over the ring

ε››ζˆΏ しぢさ

four tassels hung above the ring

得意四぀ γ¨γγ„γ‚ˆγ€

wrestler's favourite (favorite) grip on the belt

四豑 ししょう

four images

ε››ζ›ΈδΊ”η΅Œ ししょごきょう

the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism

ε››ζ΅·ε…„εΌŸ しかいけいてい

people in the whole world being all brothers

ε››ε­£ζŠ˜γ€… γ—γγŠγ‚ŠγŠγ‚Š

from season to season

四肒五体 γ—γ—γ”γŸγ„

the whole body

四十不惑 γ—γ˜γ‚…γ†γ΅γ‚γ

at age forty, one has no doubts

δΊŒεε››ζ°— γ«γ˜γ‚…γ†γ—γ

the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar

四぀角 γ‚ˆγ€γ‹γ©

four corners