Kanji Practice: Techniques for Effective Learning
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).
Shūji: The Art of Writing with Intent and Purpose
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
161 大声一喝 162 同憂相救  163 朝鐘暮鼓  164 痛定思痛  165 敦篤虚静  166 唐突千万  167 同種同文  168 竹苑椒房  169 天道寧論  170 同室操戈  171 長頚烏喙  172 東山高臥  173 得隴望蜀  174 大本晩成  175 兔葵燕麦  176 天地一指  177 同甘共苦  178 天理人情  179 洞天福地  180 倜儻不群  |
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181 土豪劣紳 182 断根枯葉  183 螳螂之力  184 斗升之禄  185 天覆地載  186 杜門謝客  187 胆戦心驚  188 朝開暮落  189 太盛難守  190 諂上傲下  191 頓開茅塞  192 土木壮麗  193 疇昔之夜  194 蠧紙堆裏  195 天地無窮  196 湛盧之刀  197 通功易事  198 同類無礙  199 党同異伐  200 沈魚落雁  |
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| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
201 停雲落月 202 銅駝荊棘  203 天理人欲  204 豆剖瓜分  205 大才晩成  206 弾丸之地  207 天涯一望  208 顛沛流浪  209 咄咄怪事  210 鄭衛之音  211 大道微意  212 致仕懸車  213 誅心之法  214 左見右見  215 斗酒百篇  216 度徳量力  217 同気連枝  218 灯火可親  219 中原逐鹿  220 断鶴続鳧  |
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221 着眼大局 222 朝変暮改  223 長風破浪  224 天造草昧  225 胆大心小  226 談天雕龍  227 寵愛一身  228 塗抹詩書  229 彫心鏤骨  230 忠魂義胆  231 断金之契  232 桃園結義  233 鍛冶研磨  234 電光雷轟  235 訥言敏行  236 忠君愛国  237 当面蹉過  238 直截簡明  239 天地玄黄  240 長夜之宴  |
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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.