This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シ、よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
Romaji: shi, yo, yo.tsu, yo.tsu, yon
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Name Readings

Kana: あ、つ、よつ
Romaji: a, tsu, yotsu
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Meaning

four

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  31
Frequency:  47
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  3-3-2
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  si4
Unicode:  56db
JIS:  3B4D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3044
Nelson Index: 1025
New Nelson Index: 938
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3s2.2
Four Corner Index: 6021.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 26
Gakken Index: 18
Japanese Names Index: 188
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4682
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0002
Remembering the kanji Index: 4
Busy People Index: 1.A
Kanji Way Index: 114
Kanji Flashcards Index: 35
Kodansha Compact Index: 335
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 4
Kanji in Context Index: 4
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1928
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2620
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 4
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 4
Essential Kanji Index: 6
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3778
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3675
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 4
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 37

Words

(し、よん、よ)
four
四国 (しこく)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
四天王 (してんのう)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
四方 (しほう、よも、よほう)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there; square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure; four sides (of a square)
四股 (しこ)
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
(スー)
four
四季 (しき)
four seasons
四つ (よっつ、よつ)
four
四球 (しきゅう)
four balls; base on balls; a walk
四肢 (しし)
limbs; extremities
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