Kanji for Advanced Learners: Deepening Your Knowledge
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).
The Art of Kanji: Techniques for Beautiful Writing
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
721 虚気平心 722 曲意逢迎  723 梧桐一葉  724 孤灯一穂  725 虎頭蛇尾  726 孤独狷介  727 狐兎之悲  728 胡馬北風  729 小春日和  730 寤寐思服  731 虎皮羊質  732 虎豹之駒  733 虎豹之文  734 五風十雨  735 鼓腹撃壌  736 顧復之恩  737 鼓舞激励  738 五分五分  739 虎吻鴟目  740 古文真宝  |
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741 五方雑厝 742 五方雑処  743 孤峰絶岸  744 枯木開花  745 枯木寒灰  746 局外中立  747 曲学阿世  748 玉肌香膩  749 玉砕瓦全  750 玉趾珠冠  751 旭日昇天  752 旭日東天  753 曲水之宴  754 高材捷足  755 光彩奪目  756 幸災楽禍  757 巧詐拙誠  758 高山景行  759 恒産恒心  760 高山流水  |
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761 公子王孫 762 口耳講説  763 公私混同  764 降志辱身  765 行尸走肉  766 行屎走尿  767 軽諾寡信  768 形単影隻  769 閨中之言  770 髻中明珠  771 軽重緩急  772 軽佻佞巧  773 軽佻浮華  774 言行齟齬  775 堅甲利刃  776 元亨利貞  777 堅甲利兵  778 堅固不抜  779 言語漏洩  780 倚老売老  |
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781 騎驢覓驢 782 岐路亡羊  783 議論百出  784 議論風生  785 議論風発  786 議論沸騰  787 議論紛紛  788 金烏玉兔  789 金甌無欠  790 活撥撥地  791 割臂之盟  792 刮目相看  793 活竜活現  794 活霊活現  795 華亭鶴唳  796 瓜瓞綿綿  797 我田引水  798 花天酒地  799 吉人天相  800 屹然特立  |
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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.