四

How to remember it

し sounds like 死 (death), which is why four is considered unlucky in Japan.

Example sentences

• バスは四時に来ます。

  ばすはよじにきます。

  The bus comes at four o'clock.

• 日本には四季があります。

  にほんにはしきがあります。

  Japan has four seasons.

Usage

On-yomi し; よん often preferred to avoid the death association.

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