Mastering Brush Strokes: Techniques for Beautiful Kanji
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 |
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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 Learning Resources: Books and Tools for Success
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
961 反顧之憂 962 万物一府  963 博学多識  964 暮暮朝朝  965 馬耳東風  966 平伏膝行  967 万万千千  968 万里同風  969 片言九鼎  970 負薪之疾  971 氷姿雪魄  972 卞和泣璧  973 不承不承  974 白屋之士  975 燃眉之急  976 博引旁捜  977 皮相浅薄  978 武力絶倫  979 不食之地  980 覆地翻天  |
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981 不飲酒戒 982 風雲之会  983 漂蕩奔逸  984 文人相軽  985 博聞強志  986 皮膚之見  987 米穀菜蔬  988 不得要領  989 年百年中  990 百縦千随  991 飽食暖衣  992 傳虎以翼  993 本領安堵  994 不朽不滅  995 紛華靡麗  996 不断節季  997 万世不朽  998 破顔微笑  999 百味飲食  1000 破顔大笑  |
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1001 被害妄想 1002 蚊子咬牛  1003 風木含悲  1004 抜山翻海  1005 南征北討  1006 鼻元思案  1007 白眼青眼  1008 稗官野史  1009 破綻百出  1010 涅槃寂静  1011 瓶墜簪折  1012 百様玲瓏  1013 駢四儷六  1014 百世之利  1015 忍気呑声  1016 貧賤驕人  1017 半醒半睡  1018 白面書生  1019 放蕩三昧  1020 不眠不休  |
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1021 非風非旛 1022 無精打彩  1023 破鏡之嘆  1024 万古不易  1025 白竜白雲  1026 不将不迎  1027 抱残守欠  1028 暴虎馮河  1029 百川赴海  1030 万里長風  1031 墳墓之地  1032 伯仲叔季  1033 嚢蛍映雪  1034 比肩接踵  1035 望蜀之嘆  1036 婦怨無終  1037 分憂之官  1038 蜂房水渦  1039 発願回向  1040 伐異党同  |
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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.