Word Meaning 四面

しめん shimen

四面 is read as しめん (shimen) and means four sides.

Meaning

English

four sides
all sides

Reading

Kana

しめん

Romaji

shimen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 19494 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四角四面

しかくしめん

square

四面体

しめんたい

tetrahedron

正四面体

せいしめんたい

regular tetrahedron

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