四
Meanings
Numeric
1. four; 4 (肆 is used in legal documents)
Other spellings
肆
Other readings
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
し
Used in vocabulary
四天王
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
Noun
四拍子
quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)
Noun
Examples28
その
The lake is four miles across.
私の
My father died four years ago.
大統領
The president's term of office is four years.
列車
It's only four minutes from here by train.
四
I have been walking for over four hours.
十
If you take four from ten, you have six.