Word Meaning 四更

しこう shikou

四更 is read as しこう (shikou) and means fourth watch of the night (approx. 1am to 3am).

Meaning

English

fourth watch of the night (approx. 1am to 3am)

Reading

Kana

しこう

Romaji

shikou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 116695 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四球

しきゅう

four balls

四半期

しはんき

quarter (of a year)

四死球

ししきゅう

bases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen

四天王

してんのう

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)

四苦八苦

しくはっく

the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

四面

しめん

four sides

四日市大学

よっかいちだいがく

Yokkaichi University

四相

しそう

four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death)

四民

しみん

the four social classes (of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants)

四行連

よんぎょうれん

quatrain

四人組

よにんぐみ

the Gang of Four

四部作

しぶさく

tetralogy