Kanji

四

four

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

囗部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

よ, よつ, よっつ, よん

Nanori (Name Reading)

ひろ, もち, もろ, よ, よつ, よよ

Common Readings

シ, よ, よっ…つ, よ…つ, よん

Example sentences

よん
座って ください

Please sit in seat number four.

1日 いちにち
1日 二十 時間

A day is twenty-four hours.

四人 よにん
私たち 四人 家族 です

We are a family of four.

四十 よんじゅう
今年 四十 なります

My father turns forty this year.

超える こえる
今年 最高気温 四十 超える 多かった

This summer, there were many days when the maximum temperature exceeded 40 degrees.

四つ よっつ
ケーキ 四つ 分けた

I divided the cake into four pieces.

グループ グループ
クラス 四つ グループ 分けて 話し合い 始めた

The class was divided into four groups, and the discussion began.

四方 しほう
四方 高い 囲まれている

My house is surrounded on all sides by high mountains.

島国 しまぐに
日本 四方 囲まれた 島国 です

Japan is an island nation surrounded on all sides by the sea.

第四 だいよん
第四 コーナー 回って 一気に 加速 した

He rounded the fourth corner and accelerated all at once.

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