漢字城 Kanji Fortress

四 four

On'yomi
シ
Kun'yomi
よ、よ-つ、よっ-つ、よん
Strokes
5
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): よ-つ.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
四 is written in 5 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A box with a pair of legs inside: someone shut in a four-walled room, kicking to get out — four.

A common word

  • 四月 しがつ April

Example sentences

  • いすがよっつあります。

    There are four chairs.

  • しがつからがっこうがはじまります。

    School starts in April.

Kanji that share a part

囗 is its radical. 12 kanji share it in all.

儿 is a component. 17 kanji share it in all.