four sixes; twenty-four

four people

(Buddhism) the four kinds of suffering: birth, old age, disease and death

the four gods 青龍(せいりょう) (Seiryō), 朱雀(すざく) (Suzaku), 白虎(びゃっこ) (Byakko), 玄武(げんぶ) (Genbu), imported to Japan from Chinese mythology

(collective) the four different states of the sky corresponding to the four seasons

(collective) Clipping of 四天王 (Shitennō, “Four Heavenly Kings”).

a fourspine sculpin (species Cottus kazika); very similar to the kajika (see below), but larger

(rare) a fourspine sculpin (species Cottus kazika); very similar to the kajika (see below), but larger

a Japanese fluvial sculpin (species Cottus pollux); very similar to the kamakiri (see above), but smaller

a Japanese fluvial sculpin (species Cottus pollux), more commonly known as 鰍 (kajika)