Illustration: At the edge of a shallow pond in a Japanese neighborhood park, exactly four ducklings stand on a low wooden landing, each separated clearly from the others. A crouching child counts them with one hand, holding up four fingers while keeping the thumb folded.

JLPT N5numeralLevel estimated by Bebop

四よん

yon

four

Also read し in some words. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 富士山ふじさんには四よん回登かいのぼったよ。

    I’ve climbed Mt. Fuji four times.

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  2. 十じゅうから四よんを引ひけば六ろくが残のこる。

    If you take four from ten, you have six.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 列車れっしゃでならここからたった四よん分ぷんだ。

    It’s only four minutes from here by train.

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Kanji in 四

  • 四fourOnシKunよ・よつ・よん

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