noun
four and six
Used for times, counts, or measurements where the numbers four and six appear together, such as 四六時中 (all the time, 24/7).
四六時中、仕事のことを考えている。
I think about work 24/7.
noun
twenty-four
Product of four and six; used in contexts like 四六のガンマ (a term in shogi) or in mathematical expressions.
四六のガンマは将棋の戦法の一つだ。
Shiroku no gamma is one of the strategies in shogi.
noun
shirokuban paper size
Abbreviation of 四六判, a paper size of 127×188 mm. Used in printing and stationery contexts.
See also: 四六判
この本は四六判で印刷されている。
This book is printed in shirokuban size.
noun
classical Chinese prose style
Abbreviation of 四六文, an elegant classical Chinese prose style using parallel phrases of four and six characters. Rare, literary term.
See also: 四六文
四六文は中国の古典文学でよく見られる文体だ。
Shirokubun is a style often seen in classical Chinese literature.
The full term for the classical prose style; 四六 is its abbreviation.
Compound of 四 (four) and 六 (six). The specific meanings derive from combinations or abbreviations involving these numbers.