よん
四
せい
世

noun

  1. four generations.
  2. fourth generation immigrant, yonsei.
  3. the fourth (e.g. George IV).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よん
四
せい
世
 四世 よんせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

four
よん　シ　よ (1st, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant