The kanji 四（よん, shi） primarily represents the number "four." It's a fundamental numeral and used in various contexts to indicate quantity, order, or a specific point in time or space. The core meaning always revolves around the concept of "four" or a group of four things.

・On-yomi (音読み): シ (shi) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): よん (yon), よ (yo), よっ- (yo-)

⚫︎ 四月 (しがつ) Translation: April ⚫︎ 四人 (よにん) Translation: Four people ⚫︎ 四時 (よじ) Translation: Four o'clock

⚫︎ The kanji 四（よん, shi） is a pictograph. ⚫︎ It originally depicted the lines separating a divided object. ⚫︎ Over time, the form evolved to its present shape, which is a simple representation of the number four using four horizontal lines.