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四 よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん four 5 47 5 31 くに・くにがまえ 指事 Ideographic FOUR year-olds often put their FOOT (human legs) in their MOUTH - but they are too young to realize.

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シ あ, つ, よつ 四(し): four四つ(よっつ): four四季(しき): four seasons四角い(しかくい): square; rectangular四角(しかく): square四捨五入(ししゃごにゅう): rounding half up (i.e. fractions)四つ角(よつかど): four corners; crossroads四日(よっか): (1) fourth day of month (2) four days 1 囗: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box八: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 囗 3 (none) four I imagine a giant devouring a human in four bites. First the giant bites off the person´s head, then he bites the torso, then from the waist to the knees, and finally the giant plucks up the remaining portion of the human legs into his mouth. See the fourth bite falling in there?

Kanji	四
Onyomi	シ
Kunyomi	よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
Nanori	あ, つ, よつ
English	four
Examples	四(し): four 四つ(よっつ): four 四季(しき): four seasons 四角い(しかくい): square; rectangular 四角(しかく): square 四捨五入(ししゃごにゅう): rounding half up (i.e. fractions) 四つ角(よつかど): four corners; crossroads 四日(よっか): (1) fourth day of month (2) four days
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	1
Frequency	47
Components	囗: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box 八: eight; eight radical (no. 12)
Number of Strokes	5
Kanji Radical	囗
Radical Number	31
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	くに・くにがまえ
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	指事 Ideographic
Keyword	four
Koohii Story 1	FOUR year-olds often put their FOOT (human legs) in their MOUTH - but they are too young to realize.
Koohii Story 2	I imagine a giant devouring a human in four bites. First the giant bites off the person´s head, then he bites the torso, then from the waist to the knees, and finally the giant plucks up the remaining portion of the human legs into his mouth. See the fourth bite falling in there?

Giant Fourth Box Radical Human Bites 四 シ

Giant Fourth Box Radical Human Bites 四シ