Mastering Kanji: Tips for Effective Learning and Practice
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 Role of Idioms in Japanese Communication: A Cultural Insight
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
81 含沙射影 82 官官接待  83 敢諫之鼓  84 汗顔無地  85 歓喜雀躍  86 管窺之見  87 歓喜抃舞  88 緩急軽重  89 緩急自在  90 汗牛充棟  91 貫朽粟陳  92 閑居養志  93 寒気凛冽  94 感情移入  95 顔常山舌  96 寒松千丈  97 勧奨懲誡  98 含笑入地  99 観場矮人  100 牛頭馬頭  |
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101 胡説白道 102 胡説八道  103 胡説乱道  104 梧前灯下  105 五臓六腑  106 枯木寒厳  107 枯木朽株  108 鬼気森然  109 貴貴重重  110 奇奇妙妙  111 危急存亡  112 箕裘之業  113 起居動作  114 鞠躬尽力  115 規矩準縄  116 渦中之人  117 花朝月夕  118 花朝月夜  119 花鳥諷詠  120 花鳥風月  |
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| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
121 活火激発 122 隔靴之掻  123 隔靴爬痒  124 渇驥奔泉  125 規矩縄墨  126 詭計多端  127 鬼臉嚇人  128 危言覈論  129 機嫌気褄  130 危言聳聴  131 渾金璞玉  132 困苦欠乏  133 金口直説  134 欣求浄土  135 金剛堅固  136 金剛邪禅  137 金剛不壊  138 金剛輪際  139 言語道過  140 言語道断  |
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141 渾崙呑棗 142 関雎之化  143 肝腎肝文  144 玩人喪徳  145 寛仁大度  146 閑人適意  147 恐惶敬白  148 匡衡鑿壁  149 匡衡壁鑿  150 肝脳塗地  151 汗馬功労  152 汗馬之功  153 汗馬之労  154 銜尾相随  155 奸佞邪心  156 奸佞邪智  157 感応道交  158 刻露清秀  159 孤軍奮闘  160 虎渓三笑  |
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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.