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N5 Kanji 4: 四
Meaning of kanji 四:
In Japanese, 四 means “four”.
How to read kanji 四:
| Kunyomi | よっ、よ、よん |
| Onyomi | し |
How to write kanji 四:
Origin of kanji 四:
Maybe you will wonder why we don’t use four lines to stand for “four”, but it looks bad.
So we use another kanji means “the nose is watering” to stand for “four”.
| It’s pretty hard to explain the reason, but our purpose is to remember this kanji, so you can remember this as “My nose is watering for four days”. |
Development of kanji 四:
Vocabulary containing kanji 四:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四 | し、よん | four (number) |
| 四つ | よっつ | four (counter) |
| 四十 | よんじゅう | forty |
| 四百 | よんひゃく | four hundred |
| 四千 | よんせん | four thousand |
| 四月 | しがつ | April |
Example Sentences of kanji 四:
| 正方形には四つの辺がある。 A square has four sides. 私は四十歳です。 I’m forty years old. 四百ドルを貸してください。 Please lend me 400 dollars. この学校は四千人います。 This school has 4,000 students. 日本は四方を海に囲まれている。 Japan is bounded by water on every side. |
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