JLPT N5 · 5 strokes
Kanji 四: "four"
The kanji 四 means "four". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read シ in on'yomi and よ, よ.つ, よっ.つ, よん in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よよ.つよっ.つよん
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | four |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 47 of 2,501 |
Common words with 四
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 四人quatre personnes
- 四つfour; 4 · four years of age
- 四季the four seasons
- 四方the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions · surroundings
- 第四fourth
- 四年four years
- 十四fourteen; 14
- 四肢the (four) limbs; arms and legs
- 四角いsquare; rectangular
- 四本four (long cylindrical things)
- 四方八方all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters
- 四つん這いcrawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
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