Word Meaning 四手

しで shide

四手 is read as しで (shide) and means hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family).

Meaning

English

  1. hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
  2. zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects

Reading

Kana

しで

Romaji

shide

Writing Variants

  • 紙四手 かみしで kamishide
  • 紙垂 かみしで kamishide
  • 紙垂 しで shide
  • しで shide
  • しで shide

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 21636 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四十八手

しじゅうはって

every trick in the book

四手の木

しでのき

loose-flowered hornbeam (Carpinus laxiflora)

四つ手網

よつであみ

four-armed scoop net

熊四手

くましで

Japanese hornbeam (Carpinus japonica)

手四

てし

four-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

四方

よも

four sides (of a square)

四つ切り

よつぎり

photograph size 254mm x 305 mm

四分

しぶん

divide into four pieces

四国地方

しこくちほう

Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)

四分円

しぶんえん

quadrant

四つ目

よつめ

four-eyed

四分六

しぶろく

six to four ratio