四 — four

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• し shi

Kun'yomi

• よ yo
• よ.つ yo.tsu
• よっ.つ yo.tsu
• よん yon

Example words

• 四月 shigatsu April

Words that use 四

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 四 し four JLPT N5
• 四つ よっつ four JLPT N5
• 四角 しかく quadrilateral JLPT N3
• 四季 しき the four seasons JLPT N3
• 四角い しかくい square JLPT N2
• 四捨五入 ししゃごにゅう rounding (off; a number) JLPT N2
• 四つ角 よつかど four corners JLPT N2