Breakdown of yon
four
四
In the past, humans with four legs were enclosed in a cage and shown in a circus.
Usages of yon
二百 七十 四nihyaku nanazyuu yon
274
三百 三十 四sanbyaku sanzyuu yon
334
四十yonzyuu
40
四百yonhyaku
400
四人yonin
four people
四回yonkai
four times
四時 十 一分yozi zyuu ippun
4:11
四時yozi
4:00
四歳yonsai
four years old
四分yonpun
four minutes
四つyottu
four (objects)
四枚yonmai
four flat, thin objects
四枚 の 皿 が あります。yonmai no sara ga arimasu.
There are four plates.
皿 四枚 が あります。sara yonmai ga arimasu.
There are four plates.
四千yonsen
4,000
四万yonman
forty thousand
四日yokka
day four; four days
十四日zyuuyokka
day fourteen; fourteen days
二十四日nizyuuyokka
day twenty-four; twenty-four days
四時間半 かかりました。yozikanhan kakarimasita.
It took four and a half hours.
大学 を 卒業して から、 もう 四年 に なった。daigaku wo sotugyousite kara, mou yonen ni natta.
It's already beenbecome 4 years since I graduated from university.
川 が 四本 あります。kawa ga yonhon arimasu.
There are four rivers.
四本yonhon
four long, cylindrical objects
私 の 家族 は 四人 です。watasi no kazoku ha yonin desu.
My family consists of four people.
四階yonkai
fourth floor
ワイン を 四杯 飲みました が、 まだ 足りません。wain wo yonhai nomimasita ga, mada tarimasen.
I drank four glasses of wine, but it’s still not enough.
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