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四

four
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingよ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
JōyōGrade 1

Popular Usage

四日四つ四角四季四角い四捨五入

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pent in (囗) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 4

Compound words

四つよっつ
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin
四角しかく
quadrilateral; square
四季しき
the four seasons
四角いしかくい
square; rectangular
四捨五入ししゃごにゅう
rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion
四球しきゅう
base on balls; walk; pass
四隅よすみ
four corners; four ordinal directions
四国しこく
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
四肢しし
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
四方しほう
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions; surroundings; many countries
十四じゅうし
fourteen; 14
四百よんひゃく
400; four hundred
四人よにん
four people
四本よんほん
four (long cylindrical things)
四つ角よつかど
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
四重奏しじゅうそう
instrumental quartet
四畳半よじょうはん
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
四半期しはんき
quarter (of a year)
四輪車よんりんしゃ
automobile; car
真四角ましかく
square
四死球ししきゅう
bases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen
二十四時間制にじゅうよじかんせい
around-the-clock system
六十四分音符ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ
64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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