ChiramiN5 kanji · 5 strokes
四 means four
四
囗 a box
四Memory trick
A box (囗) has four sides: four.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- four
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) よ yo
よ (yo) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: よつ yotsu, よっつ yottsu, よん yon
From Chinese (onyomi) シ shi
シ (shi) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
四つ よっつ · yottsu
four, 4
Built from
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囗 Used in 21 kanji
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What does 四 mean?
Right: 四 means four.Not quite: 四 means four.In 四つ, which reading does 四 use?
Right. 四つ is read よっつ (yottsu): 四 takes よっ, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.Not quite. 四つ is read よっつ (yottsu): 四 takes よっ, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.