四(よっ)つ

よっつ

noun / counter

four (things)

1. four (things)

The native Japanese numeral for counting four items, used with the native counting system for general objects.

Four apples, please.

There are four glasses on the desk.

It has four corners.

There are four options.

There are four windows.

There are four buttons attached.

2. four years old

Used to express the age of four, as in a child being four years old.

This child is four years old.

My daughter turned four.

I have a younger brother four years younger.

I've been learning since I was four.

四(よっ)つ is part of the native Japanese counting system (ひとつ、ふたつ、みっつ...) used for counting general objects.

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Added 2026.1.11 20:12 · Revised 2026.5.24 1:16

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