Kanji Practice: Daily Exercises for Improvement
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).
Four Essential Techniques for Mastering Kanji Calligraphy
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
401 陸梁跋扈 402 有備無患  403 無二無三  404 驢鳴狗吠  405 無学文盲  406 柳媚花明  407 夢中説夢  408 名字御免  409 遊嬉宴楽  410 六塵不染  411 連戦連勝  412 妄談臆解  413 傭書自資  414 利鈍斉列  415 融通自在  416 翼覆嫗煦  417 立身揚名  418 庸言庸行  419 予且之患  420 矮人観場  |
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421 臨池之志 422 醴酒不設  423 門地門閥  424 魯魚陶陰  425 乱臣逆子  426 鱗次櫛比  427 流金焦土  428 無明長夜  429 流觴飛杯  430 無我夢心  431 命世之英  432 老若男女  433 無偏無党  434 緑林豪傑  435 礼楽刑政  436 欲求不満  437 迷悟一途  438 門戸開放  439 和敬清寂  440 踰牆鑽隙  |
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| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
441 物見遊山 442 問寒問暖  443 茂林修竹  444 曼倩三冬  445 綿裏包針  446 末法思想  447 魯魚章草  448 剜肉補瘡  449 柳巷花街  450 両鳳連飛  451 来来世世  452 流連荒亡  453 緑林豪客  454 浴沂之楽  455 蓮華宝土  456 離合集散  457 野心勃勃  458 炉辺談話  459 老牛舐犢  460 真一文字  |
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461 無声之詩 462 霊肉一致  463 油断大敵  464 夢幻泡沫  465 落花啼鳥  466 柳眉倒豎  467 落月屋梁  468 廉頗負荊  469 民給家足  470 累卵之危  471 毛挙細務  472 諸刃之剣  473 綿力薄材  474 六合一和  475 劉伶之酒  476 犂牛之喩  477 毛挙細事  478 流血漂鹵  479 落雁沈魚  480 利害損得  |
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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.