Word Meaning 四君子

しくんし shikunshi

四君子 is read as しくんし (shikunshi) and means the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo).

Meaning

English

  1. the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

Reading

Kana

しくんし

Romaji

shikunshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 86007 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四辺形格子

しへんけいこうし

quadrilateral mesh

四拍子

よんびょうし

the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)

君子

くんし

person of high rank

使君子

しくんし

Rangoon creeper (Quisqualis indica)

士君子

しくんし

gentleman

聖人君子

せいじんくんし

person of lofty virtue

偽君子

ぎくんし

hypocrite

梁上の君子

りょうじょうのくんし

mouse

君子は器ならず

くんしはきならず

a true gentleman is well-rounded