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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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

four

よん

four

四方

しほう

four sides (of a square)

四十

よんじゅう

forty

四つ

よっつ

burakumin

四千

よんせん

four thousand

四隅

よすみ

four corners

四季

しき

the four seasons

四本

よんほん

four (long cylindrical things)

四角い

しかくい

square

四角

しかく

quadrilateral

四人

よにん

four people