四
シ・よつ・よっつ・よん
Four
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 囗
- 音読み
- シ
- 訓読み
- よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
Meaning
Four · cuatro
Readings
- On (音読み): シ
- Kun (訓読み): よ.つ・よっ.つ・よん
Example words
- 四つ（よっつ）— four (things)
- 四月（しがつ）— April
- 四人（よにん）— four people
Structure
Radical 囗 (くにがまえ · Enclosure) · 5 strokes · school grade 1
Watch out
よん is preferred in most counting because し also means death (死). But April is always しがつ and 四人 is よにん.
Common mistakes
- よん is preferred in most counting because し also means death (死). But April is always しがつ and 四人 is よにん.
Examples
四つよっつ
four (things)
四月しがつ
April
四人よにん
four people
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