Kanji Writing for Children: Fun and Engaging Techniques
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).
Kanji Writing Techniques: Tips for Achieving Precision
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
801 文明開化 802 卑躬屈節  803 布衣韋帯  804 万里之望  805 風塵之会  806 白雲親舎  807 暮鼓晨鐘  808 風流警抜  809 平心定気  810 盤石之安  811 亡羊補牢  812 廟堂之量  813 平身低頭  814 馬歯加長  815 婦女童蒙  816 美人薄命  817 放蕩無頼  818 不羈自由  819 抜山倒海  820 翻然大悟  |
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821 伴食宰相 822 不虞之誉  823 誹謗之木  824 浮声切響  825 暮四朝三  826 煩言砕辞  827 巫山之夢  828 包羞忍恥  829 父為子隠  830 蜉蝣之命  831 墨子泣糸  832 舞馬之災  833 風言風語  834 内部崩壊  835 富貴利達  836 武骨一辺  837 飛鷹走狗  838 巫馬戴星  839 二桃三士  840 撲朔謎離  |
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| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
841 飽食終日 842 兵者凶器  843 八熱地獄  844 蓬首散帯  845 奉公守法  846 放言高論  847 不知寝食  848 鵬程万里  849 本来面目  850 浮雲之志  851 年年刻刻  852 日常茶飯  853 負薪之憂  854 背山起楼  855 福善禍淫  856 紛擾多端  857 没没求活  858 年頭月尾  859 悖入悖出  860 鳳友鸞諧  |
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861 牛糞馬涎 862 肺肝相照  863 南山捷径  864 皮相之見  865 跛立箕坐  866 宝鈿玉釵  867 粉白黛緑  868 母猿断腸  869 凡聖不二  870 繁劇紛擾  871 鳳凰在笯  872 平地風波  873 墨子薄葬  874 平滑流暢  875 片言折獄  876 風雨対牀  877 平談俗語  878 忙裡偸閑  879 風林火山  880 武勇冠世  |
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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.