JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
四 means four. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 5 strokes, read よん or し. It is built from 3 parts: 囗 (box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)), 儿 (legs radical (no. 10)), 囗 (box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)). It appears in 四日 (four days).
四 is written in 5 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
四 breaks into 3 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四 | よん | four |
| 四 | し | four |
| 四日 | よっか | four days |
These use 囗 or 儿 or 囗 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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