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The kanji compound word which combined the Chinese character of four characters is called yoji-jyukugo. There are many "Four Character Kanji Compound Word" in the Japanese language and total is not known. The following is the typical Four-character idioms. Please see Japanese Kanji Dictionary with Pronunciation, if you want to learn in detail about each Kanji.
| Kanji | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| 以心伝心 | Ishin denshin | heart-to-heart communication / to have a tacit understanding |
| 一期一会 | Ichigo ichie | meeting only once in a lifetime / Every encounter is treasures, because there may be no reunion. |
| 一騎当千 | Ikki tousen | to have capability to be equal to 1000 persons |
| 一刻千金 | Ikkoku senkin | Every moment is precious. |
| 一生懸命 | Isshou kenmei | all one's might / one's whole heart / desperately |
| 一心同体 | Isshin doutai | one flesh / to be one body and soul |
| 一世風靡 | Issei fuubi | to attract people's mind / to dominate the world and have a lot of followers |
| 花鳥風月 | Kachou fugetsu | the beauties of nature such as flowers, birds, wind, and moon |
| 完全無欠 | Kanzen muketsu | absolute perfection / impeccability |
| 奇想天外 | Kisou tengai | out-of-this-world / fantastic things which cannot be expected at all |
| 堅忍不抜 | Kennin fubatsu | to endure of firm volition and be not perturbed by anything / fortitude |
| 行雲流水 | Kouun ryusui | the free heart without tenacity of purpose / takeing things as they are |
| 山紫水明 | Sanshi suimei | outstanding natural beauty |
| 色即是空 | Shikisoku zeku | All are phenomena although everything is equipped with various shapes. There is no invariable eternity substance and essence is the empty. (Teaching of Buddhism) |
| 順風満帆 | Junpu manpan | smooth sailing / Everything is going well. |
| 自由奔放 | Jiyu honpou | freewheeling |
| 純真無垢 | Junshin muku | to be pure and innocent |
| 森羅万象 | Shinra banshou | all the things which exist in the universe / all of creation |
| 誠心誠意 | Seishin seii | wholeheartedly |
| 大器晩成 | Taiki bansei | Great talents mature late. |
| 天真爛漫 | Tenshin ranman | simple, naive and innocent |
| 独立自尊 | Dokuritsu jison | to be independent with self-respect |
| 波瀾万丈 | Haran banjou | many vicissitudes / stormy |
| 百戦錬磨 | Hyakusen renma | to have gained many experiences |
| 風光明媚 | Fuukou meibi | to be beautiful view / to be scenic |
| 不言実行 | Fugen jikkou | to practice before words |
| 粉骨砕身 | Funkotsu saishin | to try hard at the sacrifice of self |
| 無念無想 | Munen musou | to banish all other thoughts from one's mind / to be free from all distracting thoughts |
| 無我夢中 | Muga muchu | ecstasy / to forget self and be devoted to something |
| 明鏡止水 | Meikyou shisui | mind as serene as a polished mirror |
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