Word Meaning 四大

しだい shidai

四大 is read as しだい (shidai) and means Tao, heaven, earth and king.

Meaning

English

Tao, heaven, earth and king
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind)
the human body

Reading

Kana

しだい

Romaji

shidai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 95925 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四大節

しだいせつ

the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948)

四大元素

よんだいげんそ

the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)

四川農業大学

しせんのうぎょうだいがく

Sichuan Agricultural University

四日市看護医療大学

よっかいちかんごいりょうだいがく

Yokkaichi Nursing and Medical Care University

四日市大学

よっかいちだいがく

Yokkaichi University

四大不調

しだいふちょう

falling ill (esp. of a monk)

四大文法

よんだいぶんぽう

the four great Japanese grammar texts (Yamada, Matsushita, Hashimoto and Tokieda)

四大奇書

しだいきしょ

Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)

四天王寺国際仏教大学

してんのうじこくさいぶっきょうだいがく

Shitennōji International Buddhist University

四大公害病

よんだいこうがいびょう

the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease)

四大発明

よんだいはつめい

Four Great Inventions (of China: the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing)

四大文明

よんだいぶんめい

the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)