Word Meaning 四種

ししゅ shishu

四種 is read as ししゅ (shishu) and means four kinds.

Meaning

English

four kinds
four sorts

Reading

Kana

ししゅ

Romaji

shishu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 74651 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

第四種郵便物

だいよんしゅゆうびんぶつ

fourth-class mail

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

四回生

よんかいせい

fourth year (college) student

四日市ぜんそく

よっかいちぜんそく

Yokkaichi asthma

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)

Example Sentences

四種類の金属を使うことで特定の共振を抑えます。

By using four types of metal, specific frequency resonance is suppressed.

鼓には、四種類の音があります：ポ、プ、タ、チ。ポとプの音色はよく似てるけど、微妙に違います。

There are four types of sounds on the Japanese hand drum: Po, Pu, Ta, Chi. Po and Pu have very similar tones, but are subtly different.