Mastering Japanese Vocabulary: Techniques for Retention
Multiple examples of four-character compounds and four-letter words are presented on one page with examples of four-character compounds displayed by various designs focusing on four-character compounds and four-letter words.
We express four-character idioms in various designs, such as Mincho, Gyosho, Gothic, and Sosho styles. These can serve as general examples for lettering in Japanese, posters (handmade signs), and calligraphy assignments like the New Year's calligraphy tradition.
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 Mincho Font |
Textbook Font |
Gyousho Font |
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| Maru Gothic |
Anxiety |
Brush Pen |
Sosho Font |
We have put together a one-page sample of such a design for one four-character phrase.
Kanji characters may be missing if they are old or special characters (Unicode).
Kanji for Everyday Use: Practical Applications in Daily Life
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
 721 雲合霧集 722 雲散鳥没 723 雲散霧消 724 雲消雨散 725 雲壤月鼈 726 得手勝手 727 冤家路狭 728 冤家路窄 729 燕頷虎頚 730 温厚篤実 731 温和怜悧 732 哀糸豪竹 733 愛多憎至 734 愛多憎生 735 哀兵必勝 736 愛別離苦 737 為虎添翼 738 為虎傅翼 739 印象批評 740 引縄批根 |
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 741 飲食之人 742 引伸触類 743 有象無象 744 迂疎闊略 745 有智高才 746 哀鳴啾啾 747 安居楽業 748 暗愚魯鈍 749 按軍不動 750 暗香蓊然 751 焉馬之誤 752 鳶飛魚躍 753 猿臂之勢 754 偃武恢文 755 閻浮檀金 756 厭聞飫聴 757 婉娩聴従 758 怨望隠伏 759 遠謀深慮 760 縁木希魚 |
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| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
 761 縁木求魚 762 円満具足 763 按甲休兵 764 按甲寝兵 765 暗香疎影 766 暗香浮動 767 衣冠束帯 768 以義割恩 769 意気軒昻 770 意気昻然 771 意気自若 772 意気自如 773 畏犠辞聘 774 意気衝天 775 意気相投 776 意気投合 777 易行易修 778 暗黒浮動 779 暗黒沈静 780 晏子之御 |
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 781 晏子高節 782 安車軟輪 783 一六勝負 784 一路順風 785 一路平安 786 一塊之肉 787 一攫万金 788 一家眷族 789 一家相伝 790 一家団欒 791 一割之利 792 一喜一憂 793 一貴一賎 794 一気呵成 795 一饋七起 796 一饋十起 797 一騎当千 798 安車蒲輪 799 安常処順 800 暗証禅師 |
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Significance of Font Design
They play an important role in the communication and visual presentation of information. First, fonts can greatly affect the impression of a message depending on the shape and style of the letters. For example, serif fonts give a traditional, formal impression, while sans-serif fonts create a modern, clean look.
They also contribute to readability and legibility and are designed to aid visual attraction and understanding, especially in advertising and publications. In addition, fonts can serve as part of a brand identity, a means of expressing the personality of a company or product.
About precautions How to write and read four-character phrases |
This homepage introduces how to write various four-character phrases.
Some kanji characters may be garbled because they are not supported in the font-based character design. We have also taken care to ensure that there are no mistakes in the kanji and reading notations, but there may be kanji mistakes or conversion errors.
The introduction of typefaces is only shown as an example as a sample of typeface design. Even similar fonts may differ in minor details. It is not intended to indicate superiority or inferiority of any typeface.
The font and cursive typefaces shown on this page are not necessarily correct, as they often reflect the individuality of the person actually writing them.
When accuracy is required for school assignments, exams, work, etc., please confirm the correctness of the kanji, readings, and meanings of 4-kanji compounds with a Japanese dictionary, idiomatic expression dictionary, or other reliable source. Text and images on this site may not be reproduced or redistributed.