四よ字じ熟じゅく語ご

noun

four-character compound word; four-character idiom

Refers to a set phrase or idiom consisting of four kanji characters, often derived from classical Chinese. Many are idiomatic, but the term can also include non-idiomatic four-character compounds.

• 「一いち期ご一いち会え」は有ゆう名めいな四よ字じ熟じゅく語ごです。

  "Ichi-go ichi-e" is a famous four-character idiom.

• この四よ字じ熟じゅく語ごの意い味みを調しらべてください。

  Please look up the meaning of this four-character compound.