四 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「囗」
道10Elementary year 1 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「囗」
- On
- シし · shi
- Kun
- よ・よん・よっ(つ)yo · yon · yo(tsu)
- Meaning
- four
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Stroke order
Origin
Long ago, four lines (亖); the shape later changed into 四.
Readings and examples
| Onシしshi | 四角しかく四季しき四十七士よんじゅうななし |
|---|---|
| Kunよyo | 四人よんにん四日（よっか）よんか（よっか）四月目よんがつめ |
| Kunよつyotsu | 四つ角よつかど |
| Kunよっつyottsu | 四つよんつ |
| Kunよんyon | 四回よんかい四階よんかい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 四つよっつ
four
- 四月しがつ
April
- 四季しき
- 四捨五入ししゃごにゅう
- 四条畷しじょうなわて
Example
いすが 四つ あります。
There are four chairs.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)