四 = 囗 + 儿

四 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “four”. It is built from 囗 (enclosure) and 儿 (human legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 4. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: four
RTK frame: 4
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): よ, よ.つ, よっ.つ, よん
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: четыре
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 四 four

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 四

How to find 四 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “enclosure” + “human legs”. 四 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 四 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.