四大
しだい
Meanings
- Noun the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind)
- the human body
- Tao, heaven, earth and king
Kanji
Words containing 四大
- 四大節 (しだいせつ) the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948)
- 四大不調 (しだいふちょう) falling ill (esp. of a monk)
- 四大奇書 (しだいきしょ) Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)