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).
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| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
481 蒲柳之姿 482 白沙青松  483 波流弟靡  484 剽疾軽悍  485 捧腹大笑  486 被毛求瑕  487 複雑多岐  488 翻邪帰正  489 富貴福沢  490 砲刃矢石  491 破鏡不照  492 風塵碌碌  493 福徳円満  494 馬舞之災  495 百怪魑魅  496 南蛮北狄  497 釜底抽薪  498 叛服不常  499 腹中之書  500 避井落坑  |
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501 媚眼秋波 502 不惜身命  503 謬悠之説  504 釜底游魚  505 飛絮漂花  506 万古千秋  507 麦穂両岐  508 嚢中之枕  509 肥酒大肉  510 変相殊体  511 帆腹飽満  512 刎頚之友  513 片言隻句  514 蛮夷戎狄  515 南征北戦  516 非礼之礼  517 弁才無碍  518 不撓不屈  519 念仏三昧  520 匹夫匹婦  |
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521 博引旁証 522 馬遅枚速  523 氾愛兼利  524 反聴内視  525 不知不徳  526 猫鼠同処  527 蓬髪垢面  528 人情世態  529 放虎帰山  530 不羈磊落  531 内典外典  532 売刀買犢  533 蒲柳之質  534 壁立万仞  535 方枘円鑿  536 馬疲毛長  537 閉口頓首  538 複雑怪奇  539 無事太平  540 百順百依  |
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541 歯魔羅目 542 毋望之人  543 筆墨硯紙  544 万代不易  545 博古通今  546 万代不刊  547 富貴栄華  548 百年河清  549 鞭声粛粛  550 武運長久  551 風起水湧  552 伏龍鳳雛  553 風流閑事  554 八字打開  555 不刊之典  556 平心静気  557 分崩離析  558 筆耕硯田  559 不老長生  560 紛紅駭緑  |
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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.