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four
N5
On: Kun: よん、よ、よっ

Memory Aid

The kanji for FOUR, 四, looks like a person trapped in a box. Imagine it's a game and you have to find all four walls to escape!

'Shi' — Sounds like 'SHE' is holding up four fingers.

'Yon' — Imagine you YAWN four times in a row.

Vocabulary

四時よじfour o'clock
四階よんかいfourth floor
四回よんかいfour times
四角しかくsquare

Example Sentences

私の家族は四人です。

My family has four people.

四月は私の誕生日です。

April is my birthday.

リンゴを四つ買いました。

I bought four apples.

今日、四月四日は私の記念日です。

Today, April 4th, is my anniversary.

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