Four-character idioms

Set phrases made of four kanji (yojijukugo), listed by how common they are.

• Four-character idioms
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• 頭脳明晰ずのうめいせきclearheadedness, sharpness of mind
• 晴好雨奇せいこううきthe scenery being beautiful in both sunny and rainy weather山水の景観が、晴天の時も雨天の時もそれぞれに趣を呈していること。
• 正邪曲直せいじゃきょくちょくright and wrong, right or wrong
• 清浄潔白せいじょうけっぱくupright and clean-handed, pure in heart and with a clean conscience
• 聖人君子せいじんくんしperson of lofty virtue, man of noble character, perfect person, saint
• 盛衰興亡せいすいこうぼうrise and fall, ups and downs, waxing and waning, prosperity and decline
• 清風明月せいふうめいげつrefreshing breeze and the bright moon, a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon
• 整理整頓せいりせいとんkeeping things tidy and in order乱雑になっているものを整理し、片付けること。
• 赤手空拳せきしゅくうけんbarehanded, having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something)武器や道具を持たずに。素手で。 （比喩的）自分の力だけで物事を行うこと。
• 世態人情せたいにんじょう(contemporary) customs and behavior, the picture of people's life in the contemporary world
• 世道人心せどうじんしん(public) morals and sentiments
• 是非善悪ぜひぜんあくrights and wrongs, the relative merits (of a case), propriety
• 戦意喪失せんいそうしつloss of fighting spirit, losing the will to fight
• 浅学寡聞せんがくかぶんshallow learning and limited information, being ignorant and badly informed
• 前虎後狼ぜんここうろうone calamity followed close on the heels of another, out of the frying pan into the fire災難から逃れてもまた災難が来て、次から次へと災難に遭うこと。
• 先刻承知せんこくしょうちbeing already (well) aware
• 善後処置ぜんごしょちremedial measure, settlement (of matters), dealing with the aftermath
• 千古万古せんこばんこremote antiquity, ancient times, the remote past
• 千古不磨せんこふまpermanence, immortality, eternityいつまでも変わらず残り続けること。
• 前後矛盾ぜんごむじゅんself-contradiction, self-inconsistency
• 専心一意せんしんいちいsingle-mindedly, wholeheartedly, with one's heart and soul
• 千態万状せんたいばんじょうan endless variety of forms, multifariousnessさまざまな状態。千状。千態。千状万態。
• 前程万里ぜんていばんりa bright (rosy) future awaiting one, having the world before one
• 前途多望ぜんとたぼうpromising (rosy, bright) future, offering promising prospects
• 千里同風せんりどうふうa country being in a state of universal peace, the world being peaceful and uneventful
• 全力投球ぜんりょくとうきゅうusing all of one's strength (to), giving (it) everything one has got, going full-out, throwing a ball as hard as one can
• 善隣外交ぜんりんがいこうgood-neighbor diplomacy, a good-neighbor policy
• 滄海桑田そうかいそうでんthe world is a scene of constant changes
• 創業守成そうぎょうしゅせいstarting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success
• 荘厳華麗そうごんかれいmajestic and splendid
• 桑田滄海そうでんそうかいthe world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea)
• 桑田碧海そうでんへきかいthe world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea)
• 息災延命そくさいえんめいhealth and longevity, enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
• 俗談平話ぞくだんへいわconversation on worldly affairs, chat about everyday life (business)
• 即決即断そっけつそくだんprompt decision and prompt execution, make swift decisions and take quick actions
• 樽俎折衝そんそせっしょうdiplomatic negotiations at the dinner table, diplomatic bargaining
• 大廈高楼たいかこうろうlarge building and lofty tower, splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
• 大逆無道たいぎゃくむどうheinous, treacherous, atrocious, diabolic
• 大悟徹底たいごてっていattain divine enlightenment, perceive absolute truth, experience spiritual awakening完全な悟りを得て一切の疑念が無くなること。
• 大声疾呼たいせいしっこshout with a loud voice, fulminate, vociferate
• 帯刀御免たいとうごめんa non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)
• 多岐多様たきたようwide-ranging and diverse, multifarious
• 他言無用たごんむようnot a word to anyone, keep it secret, mum's the word
• 堕落腐敗だらくふはいdebasement, corruption, degradation
• 断章取義だんしょうしゅぎinterpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context他人の言葉や文章の一部分のみを引用し、自分の都合の良いように解釈すること。
• 知育偏重ちいくへんちょうtoo much intellectual training, overemphasis on intellectual education
• 蟄居閉門ちっきょへいもんhouse arrest, being placed in confinement at home
• 忠勇無双ちゅうゆうむそうof peerless loyalty and bravery
• 寵愛一身ちょうあいいっしんstanding highest in one's master's favor, monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord, being the lord's favorite lady
• 朝雲暮雨ちょううんぼうsexual liaison, morning clouds and evening rain
• 長汀曲浦ちょうていきょくほlong stretch of winding beach
• 沈魚落雁ちんぎょらくがんcharms of a uniquely beautiful woman美人の形容。
• 沈黙寡言ちんもくかげんtaciturn, reticent
• 丁寧懇切ていねいこんせつkind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.), thoughtful and scrupulous
• 手枷足枷てかせあしかせmanacles, shackles, fetters自由を束縛するもの。
• 天涯地角てんがいちかくtwo places being far apart
• 天涯比隣てんがいひりんa great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment, feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood
• 天下多事てんかたじeventful times for the nation (world), the nation (world) being in turmoil, the storm clouds gathering in the land
• 天下無類てんかむるいpeerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country
• 電光朝露でんこうちょうろfleeting, evanescent極めて短い時間のたとえ。 人の一生が儚く消えやすいたとえ。