１日は二十四時間だ。
A day is twenty-four hours.
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Example sentences
Please sit in seat number four.
新しいダイニングテーブルのために、椅子を四脚買った。
I bought four chairs for the new dining table.
この試験の問題は四択です。
The questions on this exam are four-choice.
このカフェは、銀座四丁目にあります。
This cafe is in Ginza 4-chome.
彼は毎日走っている、それも朝の四時にだ
He runs every day, and what's more, at four in the morning.
Usage Notes
One of the two primary readings for the number 4 (the other being 'shi'). 'Yon' is often preferred in counting to avoid the homophone for 'death'.
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