Word Meaning 四大発明

よんだいはつめい yondaihatsumei

四大発明 is read as よんだいはつめい (yondaihatsumei) and means Four Great Inventions (of China: the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

よんだいはつめい

Romaji

yondaihatsumei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 71951 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

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

発明

はつめい

invention

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)

四半期収益発表

しはんきしゅうえきはっぴょう

quarterly earnings announcement

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)