四（し・よん）
JLPT N5 · noun
Meaning: 4 (four)
Etymology
Loanword from Chinese “sì”.
Example sentences
- 四月から学校が始まる。 — School starts in April.
- 四時まで図書館で待つ。 — I'll wait at the library until four o'clock.
Idioms & proverbs containing “四”
- 一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻 (いっとうにひさんしょうしぎごさい) — (the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife
- 丸い卵も切りようで四角 (まるいたまごもきりようでしかく) — harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square
- 無くて七癖有って四十八癖 (なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせ) — every person has their eccentricities
- 一天四海 (いってんしかい) — the world; the universe
- 再三再四 (さいさんさいし) — repeatedly
- 三寒四温 (さんかんしおん) — alternation of three cold and four warm days (usu. in late winter and early spring)
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