Word Meaning 四本

しほん shihon

四本 is read as しほん (shihon) and means four (long cylindrical things).

Meaning

English

four (long cylindrical things)

Reading

Kana

しほん

Romaji

shihon

Writing Variants

4本しほん shihon
4本よんほん yonhon
四本よんほん yonhon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 5724 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四本柱

しほんばしら

four posts that used to support the roof over the ring

四本足

よんほんあし

four-legged

本州四国連絡橋公団

ほんしゅうしこくれんらくきょうこうだん

Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority

四

し

four

四十

よそ

forty

四つ

よつ

burakumin

四千

しせん

four thousand

四人

よたり

four people

四月

しがつ

April

四日

よっか

4th day of the month

四川

しせん

Sichuan (China)

四百

よんひゃく

400

Example Sentences

この机には四本の脚があります。

このつくえにはよんほんのあしがあります。

This desk has four legs.

朝は四本足、昼は二本足、夕は三本足で歩くものは何か？

What walks on 4 legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and 3 in the evening?

ベーカリーにパンを買いに行ってくれない？小さいのを二本と大きいのを一本お願い。なければ、代わりにフィセルを四本でもいいよ。

Could you please go buy bread at the baker's, two small ones and a large one please? And if they ran out, you can buy four thin baguettes instead.

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