Word Meaning 四獣

しじゅう shijuu

四獣 is read as しじゅう (shijuu) and means four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear).

Meaning

English

four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear)
four gods said to rule over the four directions

Reading

Kana

しじゅう

Romaji

shijuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 115876 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四足獣

しそくじゅう

quadruped

四神獣

しじんじゅう

four divine beasts

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

四肢

しし

the (four) limbs

四重奏

しじゅうそう

instrumental quartet

四つ相撲

よつずもう

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

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)

四十七士

しじゅうしちし

The 47 Ronin

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)

四部衆

しぶしゅ

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

四条派

しじょうは

Shijō school of Japanese painting (late Edo period)

四大元素

よんだいげんそ

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