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).
Kanji Writing Styles: Traditional vs. Modern Approaches
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
 1521 雪中四友 1522 絶痛絶苦 1523 舌頭落地 1524 刹那主義 1525 説白道黒 1526 截髪易酒 1527 鏃礪括羽 1528 狙公配事 1529 楚材晋用 1530 素餐尸位 1531 素餐尸禄 1532 咀嚼英華 1533 素車白馬 1534 楚囚南冠 1535 粗酒粗肴 1536 粗酒粗餐 1537 俎上之魚 1538 俎上之鯉 1539 俎上之肉 1540 鼠窃狗盗 |
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 1541 蘇張之弁 1542 即決即断 1543 率先躬行 1544 率先垂範 1545 市虎三伝 1546 事後承諾 1547 自己韜晦 1548 自己撞着 1549 刺股読書 1550 自己矛盾 1551 四顧寥廓 1552 自今以後 1553 而今而後 1554 士魂商才 1555 春蛙秋蝉 1556 純一無雑 1557 峻宇雕牆 1558 春花秋月 1559 春華秋実 1560 春夏秋冬 |
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| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
 1561 春寒料峭 1562 循規蹈矩 1563 順逆一視 1564 純潔清浄 1565 純潔無垢 1566 蓴羹鱸膾 1567 春恨秋懐 1568 舜日尭年 1569 春日遅遅 1570 徇私舞弊 1571 春愁秋思 1572 春秋筆削 1573 春秋筆法 1574 春樹暮雲 1575 春宵一刻 1576 千古不磨 1577 千恨万悔 1578 潜在意識 1579 千載一会 1580 千載一遇 |
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 1581 千載一合 1582 千載一時 1583 仙才鬼才 1584 千錯万綜 1585 千差万別 1586 先斬後奏 1587 千山万水 1588 仙姿佚色 1589 遷徙偃仰 1590 漸至佳境 1591 浅識菲才 1592 仙姿玉質 1593 仙姿玉色 1594 先事後得 1595 先事後禄 1596 善始善終 1597 千思万想 1598 千姿万態 1599 千思万慮 1600 浅酌低吟 |
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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.