Word Meaning 四大文明

よんだいぶんめい yondaibummei

四大文明 is read as よんだいぶんめい (yondaibummei) and means the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

よんだいぶんめい

Romaji

yondaibummei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 74696 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四大発明

よんだいはつめい

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

四大文法

よんだいぶんぽう

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

四大大会

よんだいたいかい

the four most important tournaments in a particular sport

四国学院大学

しこくがくいんだいがく

Shikoku Gakuin University

文明

ぶんめい

Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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)