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四 means 'four'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 103   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-3    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 3    Beginner lesson: 10   Begins 290 words   Used in 332 words   Used in 2273 names   Component in 16 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   シ
Kun
   よ   よつ   よっつ   よん
Additional readings
Name    あ   つ   よつ
Variants
亖  
Components
⿴  囗 box; enclosure  儿 legs  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 四 is used 20 times, read 4 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 四 is used 313 times, read 5 ways.
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シ : 201 words FIND ALL
し き 2 し き 1
noun
four seasons
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よん : 52 words FIND ALL
よ ん 1
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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よ : 46 words FIND ALL
noun
four years
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よっつ : 9 words FIND ALL
よ っ つ 3
numeric
four
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よつ (read as よつ) : 5 words FIND ALL
noun
matched set of four arrows for target shooting
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An additional よ.つ less common words include 四 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 4 (originally: 26)  Joy o' Kanji : 26  Key to Kanji: 408 

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四
シ   four   よ    よつ    よっつ    よん    
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儿
legs
囗
box, enclosure   
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