JLPT N5 Kanji: 四

Kanji: 四 yon four

JLPT N5: 4 / 100 | 5 Strokes

四

On: シ
Kun: よん; よっ・つ
Meaning: four

Mnemonics: Think of two little legs dangling in a FOUR sided box.

Stroke Order:

Examples:

四 four [can be pronounced シ or よん]
四級(よんきゅう) 4th grade
四月(よんがつ) April [the 4th month]

四匹(よんひき)の猫(ねこ)を飼(か)っています。

I have four cats.

四匹(よんひき) four (cats) [The 匹(ひき) looks like a 四(よん) but with a missing side. This 匹(ひき) is a counter for small animals like cats. Japanese has many counters, but English has a few too. For example: a cup of coffee]
の (marker showing relationship and possession: 4 cats)
猫(ねこ) cat
を (direct object marker)
飼(か)っています having (a pet); owning [The verb for owning/having pets is 飼(か)う not to be confused with the verb “to buy” which is 買(か)う.]

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Yonhiki no neko?
What is hiki?

clay says:

April 30, 2020 at 2:28 pm

Japanese has many counters. Kind of like the “cup” in how we say “a cup of coffee.” “hiki” is a counter for smaller animals.

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