Word Meaning 四夷

しい shii

四夷 is read as しい (shii) and means Four Barbarians.

Meaning

English

  1. Four Barbarians
  2. derogative name for various ancient non-Chinese peoples bordering ancient China

Reading

Kana

しい

Romaji

shii

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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four

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よも

four sides (of a square)

四十

よそ

forty

四つ

よつ

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四千

しせん

four thousand

四隅

しぐう

four corners

四季

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the four seasons

四本

しほん

four (long cylindrical things)

四角い

しかくい

square

四角

しかく

quadrilateral

四人

よたり

four people

四捨五入

ししゃごにゅう

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