Translation guide
Describes animals or objects with four legs. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with the prefix 四つ足 (yotsuashi) or the phrase 四本足の (yonhon ashi no).
To describe an animal or creature that walks on four legs.
Dogs are four-legged animals.
Phrase meaning 'four-legged', literally 'of four legs'. Used as an adjective before a noun.
A four-legged robot was developed.
Technical or formal term for 'quadruped' or 'four legs'. Less common in everyday speech.
Research on quadrupedal locomotion is advancing.
To describe an inanimate object that has four legs, such as a table or chair.
四つ足 (yotsuashi) is a noun referring to four-legged animals, while 四本足 (yonhon ashi) is an adjective phrase meaning 'four-legged' and can be used for both animals and objects. Use 四つ足 when talking about animals as a category, and 四本足の when modifying a noun directly.
This chair has four legs.