Word Meaning 四馬

Listen to 四頭立ての馬車

四頭立ての馬車

よんとうだてのばしゃ

coach and four

Listen to 四球

四球

しきゅう

four balls

Listen to 四半期

四半期

しはんき

quarter (of a year)

Listen to 四死球

四死球

ししきゅう

bases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen

Listen to 四天王

四天王

してんのう

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)

Listen to 四苦八苦

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)

Listen to 四面

四面

しめん

four sides

Listen to 四日市大学

四日市大学

よっかいちだいがく

Yokkaichi University

Listen to 四相

四相

しそう

four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death)

Listen to 四民

四民

しみん

the four social classes (of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants)

Listen to 四行連

四行連

よんぎょうれん

quatrain

Listen to 四人組

四人組

よにんぐみ

the Gang of Four