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==Korean==

===Etymology 1===
{{anchor|四}}
{{number box|ko|4}}
{{ko-etym-sino|四}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ko-IPA|l=y}}

====Numeral====
{{ko-pos|numeral|hanja=四}}

# {{cln|ko|cardinal numbers}}{{lb|ko|Sino-Korean numeral}} [[four]]
#: {{syn|ko|네|t1=four|pos1=determiner native numeral|넷|t2=four|pos2=nominal native numeral}}

=====Usage notes=====
This numeral is sometimes considered unlucky because {{m|ko|사#四|사(四)}} is homophonous with {{m|ko|사#死|사(死)}}, the ''[[hanja]]'' for "death". This is common throughout East Asia.

{{U:ko:numeral}}

===Etymology 2===
{{anchor|社}}
{{ko-etym-sino|社}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ko-IPA}}

====Noun====
{{ko-noun|hanja=社}}

# {{lb|ko|formal}} [[company]]
#: {{syn|ko|회사(會社)}}
#: {{uxi|ko|[[그]][[-는]] '''사'''[[-를]] [[나오다|나왔다]].|He left the '''company'''.}}

====Suffix====
{{ko-pos|suffix|hanja=社}}

# {{short for|ko|회사(會社)|t=[[company]]}}
#: {{suffixusex|ko|신문(新聞)|사(社)|신문사(新聞社)|t1=[[newspaper]]|t3=newspaper '''agency'''}}

====Derived terms====
* {{seeHanja|社}}

===Etymology 3===
{{anchor|死}}
{{ko-etym-sino|死}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ko-IPA|l=y}}

====Noun====
{{ko-noun|hanja=死}}

# {{lb|ko|literary}} [[death]]
#: {{ant|ko|생(生)|t=[[life]]}}
#: {{uxi|ko|[[생]][[-과]] '''사'''[[-의]] [[문제]]|The question of life and '''death'''}}
#* {{quote-book|ko|author={{lw|ko|김우진 (1897년)|김우진／金祐鎭|tr=-}}<t:Kim Woo-jin>|year=1926|title={{lang|ko|{{ruby|'''[死](사)'''와 [生](생)의 [理](이)[論](론)}}}}|trans-title=A theory on life and '''death'''|text=[[아니다|아니요]]. [[그러나]] '''{{ruby|[死](사)}}'''[[-를]] [[바라다|바래고]] [[있다|잇소]].|tr=Aniyo. Geureona '''sa'''reul baraego itso.|t=No. But, I am wishing for '''death'''.}}

====Counter====
{{ko-pos|counter|hanja=死}}

# {{lb|ko|baseball}} [[out]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|ko|사(死)하다}}
* {{seeHanja|死}}

===Etymology 4===
{{anchor|私}}
{{ko-etym-sino|私}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ko-IPA}}

====Noun====
{{ko-noun|hanja=私}}

# [[private]] or [[personal]] [[affair]]
#: {{ant|ko|공(公)}}
#: {{uxi|ko|[[공]][[-과]] '''사'''[[-를]] [[구분하다|구분-하다]]|to distinguish what belongs to one's '''private''' and public/business life}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{seeHanja|私}}

===Etymology 5===
{{anchor|史}}
{{ko-etym-sino|史}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ko-IPA|l=y}}

====Noun====
{{ko-noun|hanja=史}}

# {{lb|ko|formal}} [[history]]
#: {{syn|ko|역사(歷史)}}

====Suffix====
{{ko-pos|suffix|hanja=史}}

# [[history]]
#: {{suffixusex|ko|^한국(韓國)|사(史)|한국사(韓國史)|t1=Korea|t3=Korean '''history'''}}

====Derived terms====
* {{seeHanja|史}}

===Etymology 6===
{{rfe|ko}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ko-IPA}}

====Noun====
{{ko-noun}}

# [[sol]] {{gloss|musical note}}

===Etymology 7===
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

====Syllable====
{{ko-syllable-hanja}}

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# {{ko-hanja-reading|四|[[넉]]|[[four]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|巳}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|士|[[선비]]|[[scholar]]; [[gentleman]]; [[soldier]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|仕|[[섬길]]|[[serve]]; [[official]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|寺|[[절]]|[[temple]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|史|[[사기]]|[[history]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|使|[[부릴]]|to [[use]], to [[employ]]; [[envoy]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|舍|[[집]]|[[house]]; [[residence]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|射|[[쏠]]|to [[shoot]]|id=1+2}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|謝|[[사례할]]|[[apologize]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|師|[[스승]]|[[teacher]], [[master]]; (''[[military]]'') [[division]], [[army]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|死|[[죽을]]|[[death]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|私|[[사사]]|[[private]], [[personal]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|絲}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|思|[[생각할]]|to [[think]]; [[thought]]; to [[yearn]] for}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|事|[[일]]|[[thing]]; [[matter]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|司}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|詞|[[말]]|[[word]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蛇|[[긴 뱀]]|[[long]] [[snake]]|id=3}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|捨}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|邪}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|賜}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|斜|[[비낄]]|[[aslant]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|詐}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|社|[[모일]]|[[company]]; [[social]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|沙|[[모래]]|[[sand]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|似}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|査|[[조사할]]|[[investigate]], [[inspect]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|寫|[[베낄]]|[[copy]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|辭}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|斯}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|祀}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|泗}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|砂}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|糸|{{alt form|ko|絲}}}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|紗}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|娑}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|徙}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|奢}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|嗣}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|赦}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|乍|[[잠깐]]|(for) a short time}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|些|id=1+3}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|伺}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|俟|id=2}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|僿}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|唆}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|柶}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|梭}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|渣}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|瀉}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|獅|[[사자]]|[[lion]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|祠}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|肆}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|莎}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蓑|id=2}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|裟}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|飼|[[기를]]|to [[feed]]; to [[raise]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|駟}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|麝|[[사향노루]]|[[musk deer]]|id=1}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|篩}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|傞}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|剚}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|卸}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|咋|id=1}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|姒}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|楂}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|榭}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|汜}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|痧}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|皶}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|竢}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|笥}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蜡}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|覗}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|駛}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|魦|id=2}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鯊}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鰤}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|涘}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|禠}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|佘}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|倳}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|倽}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|傻}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|儩}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|厙}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|厶|[[사사]]|[[any]]}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|唦}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|啥}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|喳}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|嗄|id=2}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|嗍}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|噝}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|塮}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|㝍}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|屣}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|峫}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|戺}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|挱}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|挲}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|揸}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|摣}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|柌}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|柤}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|桫}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|楒}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|榹}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|槎}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|樝}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|檨}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|泀}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|洍}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|涻}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|溮}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|漇}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|灺}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|㸺}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|猀}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|猞}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|猹}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|獻|id=1}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|畬}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|皻}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|砟}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|硰|id=1+2}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|碴}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|磃}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|禗}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|簑}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|簁}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|纚}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|耍}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|耜}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|耶}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|肂}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|莏|{{alt form|ko|莎}}}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|葸}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蒒}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蓰}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蕬}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蕼}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|虒}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蜤}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|螄}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蟴}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|衺}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|貄}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|賖}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蹅}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|蹝}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|躧}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|逤}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鈶}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鉈|id=2}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鉰}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|䤬}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|闍|id=2}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|食|[[먹이]]|[[feed]]|id=1}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|飤}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|騇}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|魳}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鮻}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鶳}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鷥}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鼶|id=1}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|齄}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|齇}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|佀|{{alt form|ko|似}}}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|冩|{{alt form|ko|寫}}}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|簔|{{alt form|ko|蓑}}}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|缷|{{alt form|ko|卸}}}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|辞|{{alt form|ko|辭}}}}
# {{ko-hanja-reading|鯋|{{alt form|ko|鯊}}}}
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{{cln|ko|numeral symbols|sort=4}}
{{C|ko|Four}}