Four-Character Idioms: Expressions That Inspire
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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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).
Four-Character Idioms: A Cultural Exploration of Language
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
801 刀耕火耨 802 超世抜俗  803 天翻地覆  804 恬淡寡欲  805 天人感応  806 築室道謀  807 吐哺握髪  808 鳥尽弓蔵  809 重煕累盛  810 朝蠅暮蚊  811 大輅椎輪  812 屠所之羊  813 戴封積薪  814 沈思黙考  815 多元描写  816 東海撈針  817 鳥語花香  818 天下三分  819 点滴穿石  820 天顔咫尺  |
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821 桃来李答 822 泥車瓦狗  823 大声疾呼  824 低唱微吟  825 読書百遍  826 跌蕩放言  827 天下蒼生  828 朝参暮請  829 断崖絶壁  830 洞庭春色  831 豆分瓜剖  832 長短相形  833 駑馬十駕  834 騰蛟起鳳  835 堆金積玉  836 直躬証父  837 程邈隷書  838 塡街塞巷  839 中権後勁  840 得衆得国  |
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| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
841 土豪悪覇 842 東海揚塵  843 桐葉知秋  844 朝立暮廃  845 大智若愚  846 忠孝両全  847 甜語花言  848 亭主関白  849 天地懸隔  850 断篇零楮  851 朝聞夕死  852 大衾長枕  853 張三呂四  854 天空海闊  855 斗筲之人  856 多財善賈  857 直情径行  858 填海之志  859 道揆法守  860 天之尊爵  |
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861 中途半端 862 天宇地廬  863 杜口結舌  864 智円行方  865 断章截句  866 退歩返照  867 天道虧盈  868 桃紅柳緑  869 徳高望重  870 土崩瓦解  871 天地神明  872 徴羽之操  873 大兵肥満  874 同心同徳  875 天懸地隔  876 斗折蛇行  877 兎死孤泣  878 着手成春  879 土階三尺  880 短兵急接  |
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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.