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How to say 'Four' in Japanese | 四

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The Japanese word for Four is 'Yon', written as 四 in Japanese.'Four' in hiragana is よん.

    word

    Meaning

    Four

    Reading

    よん

    yon

    Kanji

    Four

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '四 (よん)' means 'four'. It is a cardinal number used to denote the quantity or position of something in a sequence. This reading is commonly used in everyday speech and is more casual compared to the on'yomi reading 'し'. For example: there are four apples「りんごが四つある」(りんごがよっつある). I live on the fourth floor「四階に住んでいます」(よんかいにすんでいます). It's important to note that '四' can also be read as 'し' in certain contexts, such as in the word '四月 (しがつ)' meaning 'April'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    4

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Four

Words Related to Through the Kanji

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 四 as well.

  • word

    四日

    Meaning

    Four days, Fourth

  • word

    四つ

    Meaning

    Four

  • word

    四十

    Meaning

    Forty

  • word

    四百

    Meaning

    Four hundred

  • word

    四角い

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    四つ角

    Meaning

    Intersection

  • word

    四千

    Meaning

    Four thousand

  • word

    真四角

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    四方

    Meaning

    Directions

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What does 'Yon' (四) mean?

'Yon' means 'Four' .

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