四つ

• 読み: よっつ
• ローマ字: yottsu
• 漢字の分解: 四 (yo) — four; つ is a native counter suffix
• 発音: /jot.tsɯ/

意味

Four (things). The native Japanese counter for four, used for general objects.

Part of the native Japanese counting system. Uses the よ reading of 四 rather than し, avoiding the association with 死 (death). The よっ form with gemination is standard. Common in everyday counting, ordering, and describing quantities.

例文

1. いすが四つ必要です。
2. 四つの季節があります。
3. みかんを四つもらいました。

使い方ガイド

場面: counting objects, daily life, describing quantities

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the native Japanese よ (four) plus the counter suffix つ. The よ reading is preferred over し in this counting system, likely to avoid the homophone 死 (death).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal