ε
Four
γγ (yon), γγ£(γ€) (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: γγ (yon), γγ£(γ€) (yottsu)
Example Words
ε
γγ (yon)
Four
εζ
γγγ€ (shigatsu)
April
εδΊΊ
γγ«γ (yonin)
Four people
εγ€
γγ£γ€ (yottsu)
Four things
Example Sentence
εγ€θ²·γγΎγγγ
γγ£γ€ γγγΎγγγ
yottsu kaimashita
I bought four of them.