Kanji Practice: Building Confidence in Your Calligraphy Skills
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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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 Shūji: Techniques for Creating Beautiful Characters
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
241 猛虎伏草 242 履霜堅氷  243 露槐風棘  244 無念無想  245 抑揚頓挫  246 竜逢比干  247 鏤氷雕朽  248 流転輪廻  249 唯美主義  250 勇猛果敢  251 冥行擿埴  252 累世同居  253 磨揉遷革  254 無念至極  255 老婆心切  256 名聞利養  257 六尺之孤  258 弄瓦之慶  259 妖姿媚態  260 励声疾呼  |
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261 末世末代 262 悶絶躄地  263 磨杵作針  264 沐雨櫛風  265 名月之珠  266 臨淵之羨  267 薬石無効  268 毛挙細故  269 老気横秋  270 揺頭擺尾  271 粒粒辛苦  272 勇姿英発  273 林下風致  274 游移不定  275 良禽択木  276 柳絮之才  277 離心離徳  278 琳琅満目  279 綿裏之針  280 目指気使  |
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281 和気靄然 282 臨命終時  283 乱臣賊子  284 無稽之言  285 面張牛皮  286 無駄方便  287 妄言妄聴  288 優美高妙  289 無縫天衣  290 腰纏万金  291 魯魚帝虎  292 無熊之喜  293 野卑滑稽  294 輸写心腹  295 冷汗三斗  296 霖雨蒼生  297 無知文盲  298 用和為貴  299 滅茶苦茶  300 流水行雲  |
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301 劉寛温恕 302 遊山玩水  303 面従腹背  304 迷頭認影  305 覧古考新  306 問羊知馬  307 竜淵太阿  308 霊魂不滅  309 明哲防身  310 冷土荒堆  311 無味無臭  312 良薬苦口  313 冷水三斗  314 両鳳斉飛  315 有形無形  316 沐浴抒溷  317 明鏡止水  318 連理之枝  319 無始劫来  320 無慙無愧  |
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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.