# four: Japanese–English dictionary

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english/four
Language pair: Japanese and English
CEFR level: A1
Part of speech: number; determiner

Katakana pronunciation: フォー

## Meaning in English
Four is the number 4. Use it before countable nouns: four books, four days, four people.
### 日本語の意味
four は数字の 4 を表します。数えられる名詞の前で使い、four books, four days のように複数形に注意します。

### Examples
- りんごを4つ買いました。
  - English: I bought four apples.
- バスは4分後に来ます。
  - English: The bus comes in four minutes.
- 彼らは4人家族です。
  - English: They are a family of four.

## English equivalents
- four
## Japanese equivalents
- 4
- 4つ
## Common patterns
- **four + plural noun**: show quantity Example: I need four tickets.
- **a group of four**: a set containing that number Example: They sat in a group of four.

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