Exploring the World of Japanese Idioms: A Cultural Journey
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).
Japanese Vocabulary for Nature Enthusiasts: Essential Terms
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
321 麻姑掻痒 322 劉伶之鍤  323 和光混俗  324 落英繽紛  325 百舌勘定  326 冷暖自知  327 鴒原之情  328 六親眷族  329 遼東之豕  330 余桃之罪  331 林間紅葉  332 悠然自得  333 矮人看戯  334 遊戯三昧  335 乱暴狼藉  336 脈絡通徹  337 烈日赫赫  338 寥寥冥冥  339 名実相応  340 乱首垢面  |
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341 無常因果 342 未来永永  343 冷諷熱嘲  344 無辜之民  345 梁冀跋扈  346 立命安心  347 三日大名  348 綾羅錦繍  349 陽関三畳  350 流汗滂沱  351 悠悠舒舒  352 右賢左戚  353 摩肩接踵  354 六十耳順  355 邑犬群吠  356 戮力一心  357 無茶苦茶  358 嵐影湖光  359 緑林好漢  360 裏面工作  |
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361 無理難題 362 蓮華世界  363 名山勝川  364 悠悠自得  365 両岐麦秀  366 琳琅珠玉  367 老成持重  368 良知良能  369 鷹犬之才  370 烈士徇名  371 和気洋洋  372 良弓難張  373 面従後言  374 摩頂放踵  375 量才取用  376 竜肝豹胎  377 夜郎自大  378 離群索居  379 連璧賁臨  380 楽山楽水  |
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381 迷惑至極 382 廉恥功名  383 犂牛之子  384 尤雲殢雨  385 柳緑桃紅  386 誘引開導  387 羊頭狗肉  388 無手勝流  389 楊布之狗  390 冷譏熱嘲  391 瞑目沈思  392 李四張三  393 狼貪虎視  394 名声過実  395 弄巧成拙  396 有始無終  397 縷縷綿綿  398 要害堅固  399 抹月批風  400 優孟衣冠  |
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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.