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Four

γ‚ˆγ‚“ (yon), γ‚ˆγ£(぀) (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 (ζ­»).

Memory Trick

The number is trapped inside a box with four sides around it. That's ε››.

Readings

Onyomi: γ‚· (shi)

Kunyomi: γ‚ˆγ‚“ (yon), γ‚ˆγ£(぀) (yottsu)

Example Words

ε››
γ‚ˆγ‚“ (yon)
Four
ε››ζœˆ
γ—γŒγ€ (shigatsu)
April
ε››δΊΊ
γ‚ˆγ«γ‚“ (yonin)
Four people
四぀
γ‚ˆγ£γ€ (yottsu)
Four things

Example Sentence

ε››γ€θ²·γ„γΎγ—γŸγ€‚

γ‚ˆγ£γ€ γ‹γ„γΎγ—γŸγ€‚

yottsu kaimashita

I bought four of them.

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