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四
Four
よん (yon), よっ(つ) (yottsu)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
In some Japanese hospitals, hotels, and apartment buildings, you'll notice something strange: there is no fourth floor. The reason is simple. One reading of four, shi, sounds exactly like the word for death (死).
Memory Trick
The number is trapped inside a box with four sides around it. That's 四.
Readings
Onyomi: シ (shi)
Kunyomi: よん (yon), よっ(つ) (yottsu)
Example Words
四
よん (yon)
Four
四月
しがつ (shigatsu)
April
四人
よにん (yonin)
Four people
四つ
よっつ (yottsu)
Four things
Example Sentence
四つ買いました。
よっつ かいました。
yottsu kaimashita
I bought four of them.