Word Meaning 四声

しせい shisei

四声 is read as しせい (shisei) and means four tones (of Chinese).

Meaning

English

four tones (of Chinese)

Reading

Kana

しせい

Romaji

shisei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 59571 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四球

しきゅう

four balls

四半期

しはんき

quarter (of a year)

四死球

ししきゅう

bases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen

四天王

してんのう

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)

四苦八苦

しくはっく

the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

四面

しめん

four sides

四日市大学

よっかいちだいがく

Yokkaichi University

四相

しそう

four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death)

四民

しみん

the four social classes (of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants)

四行連

よんぎょうれん

quatrain

四人組

よにんぐみ

the Gang of Four

四部作

しぶさく

tetralogy