Translingual

Symbol

4649 ‎(previous 4648, next 4650)

1. the number four thousand six hundred and forty-nine

Japanese

Etymology

The digits can be read as yon-roku-shi-ku, which is similar to よろしく ‎(yoroshiku, “pleased to meet you; regards”).

Usage notes

In Japanese, 四 (the number 4) can be read as either "shi" or "yo/yon", depending on the context. It is a bit unusual to use both readings in a single sentence and, unless you are simply counting, they are not interchangeable. Compare 四時 (yoji, not shiji; "four o'clock"), but 四月 ["fourth month", i.e. April] is always read shigatsu, never yogatsu.

Interjection

４６４９ ‎(hiragana よろしく, romaji yoroshiku)

1. pleased to meet you; let's get along well
   • 2005, 七瀬晶 Nanase Hikaru, Project SEVEN, p12

     『今回も４よ６ろ４し９く！　数学はないの？』

     『こんかいもよろしく！　すうがくはないの？』

     "konkai mo yoroshiku! sūgaku wa nai no?"