四大

よんだい

Also written ４大

Meanings

1. Noun university or college offering four-year programs (abbr. of 四年制大学)
2. Prefix the big four ...; the four major ...

Kanji

• 四 four. Read as よん.
• 大 big. Read as ダイ.

Words containing 四大

• 四大元素 (よんだいげんそ) the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
• 四大公害病 (よんだいこうがいびょう) the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease)
• 四大文明 (よんだいぶんめい) the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)

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