四 – four

5 strokesTaught in grade 1#47 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 四 means four. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん (yo, yotsu, yottsu, yon). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 囗 (no. 31).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	よ	yo
Kun’yomi	よ.つ	yotsu
Kun’yomi	よっ.つ	yottsu
Kun’yomi	よん	yon

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 囗 (Kangxi radical 31). Components: 儿・囗.

Words using 四

四しfour四日よっか4th day of the month四つよっつfour四よんfour四角しかくquadrilateral四季しきthe four seasons四角いしかくいsquare四つ角よつかどfour corners四捨五入ししゃごにゅうrounding (off

Example sentences

その湖は直径四マイルである。

The lake is four miles across.

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その湖は直径四マイルである。

The lake is four miles across.

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箱の形は普通四角です。

The shape of a box is usually square.

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Kanji with the same radical

国回団図園因固囲困圏

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