Kanji Writing Practice: Techniques for Mastery
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 Beginners: Starting Your Journey in Japanese Writing
| Character Illustration | four-character idiomatic compounds |
561 痛飲大食 562 土扶成牆  563 忠言逆耳  564 陳辞濫調  565 頂天立地  566 知崇礼卑  567 中肉中背  568 大処着墨  569 韜光隠迹  570 大胆不敵  571 大同小異  572 達人大観  573 堂堂之陣  574 拓落失路  575 探卵之患  576 長身痩躯  577 断金之交  578 長生久視  579 東風解凍  580 知足安分  |
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581 逐禍之馬 582 怒髪衝天  583 重煕累洽  584 東走西奔  585 濯纓濯足  586 刀耕火種  587 天下第一  588 黛畜膏渟  589 体貌閑雅  590 枕流漱石  591 朝衣朝冠  592 同党異伐  593 点鉄成金  594 菟糸燕麦  595 諂佞阿諛  596 綢繆未雨  597 伝観播弄  598 蟄居閉門  599 豚蹄穣田  600 独立自尊  |
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601 大門高台 602 掉棒打星  603 墜茵落溷  604 韜光晦跡  605 滴水嫡凍  606 竹苞松茂  607 怒猊抉石  608 多財餓鬼  609 天真爛漫  610 胆勇無双  611 湯池鉄城  612 道徳堅固  613 同仁一視  614 竹馬之友  615 直言不諱  616 多蔵厚亡  617 天地無用  618 椿萱並茂  619 大廈棟梁  620 田園将蕪  |
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621 踔厲風発 622 打草驚蛇  623 諂上抑下  624 痛快無比  625 朝成暮毀  626 他言無用  627 超塵出俗  628 託孤寄命  629 澹然無極  630 呑雲吐霧  631 顛越不恭  632 断篇零墨  633 天淵之差  634 体国経野  635 沈鬱頓挫  636 鉄腸石心  637 天変地変  638 同心協力  639 東岱前後  640 斗筲之器  |
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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.