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よん
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59.7%
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four
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four (long cylindrical things)
four generations ②fourth generation immigrant ③the fourth (e.g. George IV)
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
four-wheeled light vehicle
quadruple time ②the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)
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シ
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30.8%
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four
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the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana) ②the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear) ②four gods said to rule over the four directions
the four cardinal directions ②surroundings ③many countries ④all around
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions
scattering (in all directions)
being surrounded by enemies on all sides
being in dire distress ②the four and eight kinds of suffering
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よ
よつ
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7.1%
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four
four ②four years of age ③ten o'clock (in the old time system)
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four corners ②four ordinal directions
plant having four leaves on one stalk
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
four and a half tatami mats ②small room esp. for assignations
cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other) ②kimono made for young children
four man group ②the Gang of Four
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よっつ
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1.6%
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four ②four years of age ③ten o'clock (in the old time system)
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four ②four years of age ③ten o'clock (in the old time system)
the Four Freedoms (as defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear)
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よつ
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0.8%
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matched set of four arrows for target shooting
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Others
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four-corner kanji character stroke classification system
Shimonoseki campaign (1863-1864)
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