四 — kanji meaning “four”
四
four
- Meanings
- four
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
- Name readings
- あ、つ、よつ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #47 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 31
- Chinese reading
- sì — Chinese character page
Words with 四
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四季 | しき shiki | the four seasons |
| 四つ | よっつ yottsu | four; 4 |
| 四方 | しほう shihou | the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions |
| 四球 | しきゅう shikyuu | base on balls; walk; pass |
| 四角い | しかくい shikakui | square; rectangular |
| 四半期 | しはんき shihanki | quarter (of a year) |
| 四角 | しかく shikaku | quadrilateral; square |
| 四肢 | しし shishi | the (four) limbs; arms and legs |
| 四天王 | してんのう shitennou | the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana) |
| 四国 | しこく shikoku | Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan) |
| 四隅 | よすみ yosumi | four corners |
| 四畳半 | よじょうはん yojouhan | four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room |
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