シダイ
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind)
2. the human body
3. Tao, heaven, earth and king
Pitch accent
ダイ
Composed of
four
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)
the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948)
falling ill (esp. of a monk); illness