The Art of Kanji: Crafting Characters with Precision
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 for Advanced Learners: Deepening Your Knowledge
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
 641 処処方方 642 庶人食力 643 助長抜苗 644 助長補短 645 食客一千 646 食客三千 647 初転法輪 648 初唐四傑 649 諸法無我 650 黍離之歎 651 除狼得虎 652 白波之賊 653 紫瀾洶湧 654 芝蘭玉樹 655 周章狼狽 656 秀色神采 657 修飾辺幅 658 柔茹剛吐 659 衆人環視 660 修身斉家 |
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 661 衆心成城 662 子猷尋戴 663 集翠成裘 664 衆酔独醒 665 縦説横説 666 鞦韆院落 667 十全健康 668 十全十美 669 秋霜三尺 670 秋霜烈日 671 周知徹底 672 獣蹄鳥跡 673 秋天一碧 674 充棟汗牛 675 重蹈覆轍 676 縦塗横抹 677 就毒攻毒 678 臭肉来蠅 679 十人十色 680 十人十腹 |
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| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
 681 十年一日 682 十年一剣 683 十年一昔 684 三枝之礼 685 三車火宅 686 三者三様 687 三舎退避 688 三者鼎談 689 三者鼎立 690 三汁七菜 691 三従四徳 692 三十而立 693 三十二相 694 三秋之思 695 三十六策 696 三種神器 697 三旬九食 698 蚕食鯨呑 699 斬新奇抜 700 三心二意 |
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 701 三寸人参 702 三寸之轄 703 三寸不律 704 三世一爨 705 三聖吸酸 706 山棲谷飲 707 山清水秀 708 三世同居 709 三世同財 710 三世同爨 711 三世同堂 712 三牲之養 713 山精木魅 714 視聴言動 715 詩腸鼓吹 716 四鳥之別 717 四鳥別離 718 司直之人 719 七里結界 720 四通五達 |
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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.