Word Meaning 四相

しそう shisou

四相 is read as しそう (shisou) and means four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death).

Meaning

English

  1. four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death)
  2. four-phase
  3. quadri-phase

Reading

Kana

しそう

Romaji

shisou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 39666 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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よつずもう

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

四神相応

しじんそうおう

an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north

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