Word Meaning 四旬節

Listen to 四大節

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)

Listen to 五旬節

五旬節

ごじゅんせつ

Pentecost

Listen to 二十四節気

二十四節気

にじゅうしせっき

24 divisions of the solar year

Listen to 四分五裂

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

Listen to 四肢

四肢

しし

the (four) limbs

Listen to 四重奏

四重奏

しじゅうそう

instrumental quartet

Listen to 四つ相撲

四つ相撲

よつずもう

wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands

Listen to 四十七士

四十七士

しじゅうしちし

The 47 Ronin

Listen to 四国八十八箇所

四国八十八箇所

しこくはちじゅうはっかしょ

88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)

Listen to 四部衆

四部衆

しぶしゅ

four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees)

Listen to 四条派

四条派

しじょうは

Shijō school of Japanese painting (late Edo period)

Listen to 四大元素

四大元素

よんだいげんそ

the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)