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Perfect for elementary school slogans! A collection of four-character idiom ideas you'll want to use

Elementary school students surprisingly have many occasions to put up slogans, such as at sports days, learning presentations, and class goals.

Why not try incorporating four-character idioms in those moments? These compact expressions carry deep meaning and have the power to unite everyone’s hearts.

Here, we introduce four-character idioms that are easy for elementary school students to remember and that make them want to work hard together with their friends.

Once you learn the meanings, you’re sure to find a favorite phrase!

Perfect for elementary school slogans! An idea collection of four-character idioms you'll want to use (11–20)

Stay true to your original intention.

[Keeping One's Original Intent] Meaning and Example Sentences of the Four-Character Idiom @KeroKero Dictionary ◆ 1 Minute in a Video! Easy to Remember♪
Stay true to your original intention.

This four-character idiom, read as “shoshikantetsu,” means to carry through with what you started until the very end.

When we begin something, we’re full of motivation, but as soon as things don’t go as planned or we face setbacks, we can quickly lose heart.

That’s when I want you to remember “shoshi-kantetsu.” By adopting this idiom as both a slogan and a goal, we can cultivate a spirit that never gives up.

The ability to see things through to the end is a powerful asset in life, and it’s something we especially want children to develop.

Say what you mean, do what you say.

[Words and Deeds in Harmony] Meaning and Example Sentences of the Four-Character Idiom @Kerokero Dictionary ◆ 1 minute by video! Easy to remember♪
Say what you mean, do what you say.

Follow through on what you say you’ll do—that’s the essence of keeping your word.

At New Year’s or the start of a new term, many of us set fresh goals, but aren’t we often treating the act of setting goals as the goal itself? It’s easy to say things like “I’ll study hard” or “I’ll throw myself into sports,” but many people never put those words into action.

So why not make this phrase your goal instead? It can prompt you to dig deeper into what you truly want to do, and once you’ve said it, you’ll develop the mindset that you have to follow through.

Learning new things by revisiting the old

A simple 1-minute anime that even elementary school students can understand explains the meaning of the four-character idiom 'Onko Chishin' (learning new things by reviewing the old). ★How to remember four-character idioms★How to use four-character idioms
Learning new things by revisiting the old

It means learning from the past and putting it to use in new situations.

For example, by reviewing kanji and relearning them, you’ll be able to write more difficult characters, and recalling math problems you studied before can help you tackle new ones—that’s onko chishin.

Studying history to understand past events and applying those lessons to your daily life or school rules is the same idea.

Likewise, remembering the creative tricks from artwork or crafts you made before and using them to create something new is also onko chishin.

When you value the past and skillfully incorporate new things, your abilities will keep growing.

simplicity and fortitude

Simple and Sturdy: Meaning and Example Sentences of the Proverb @KeroKero Dictionary ◆ 1 Minute in a Video! Easy to Remember♪
simplicity and fortitude

This is a four-character idiom that means “to be unadorned and have a solid mind and body.” For example, diligently doing your homework every day and studying, or strengthening your body through exercise and playing outside, are examples of shitsu-jitsu-gō-ken (sobriety and sturdiness).

It means valuing being strong in both mind and body and doing what is right over decorating your appearance.

Also, even if you have a quarrel with a friend, calmly talking things through correctly shows the spirit of shitsu-jitsu-gō-ken.

It is a very important phrase that teaches us, in our daily lives, to make energetic efforts and to nurture our minds and bodies straight and true.

Limit Break

Limit Breakthrough (Genkai Toppa) #yojijukugo #LimitBreakthrough
Limit Break

When you’re working hard at something and hit a wall, you become aware of your limits, don’t you? If you can’t break through with your current ability, the only option is to take a bigger leap and challenge it again.

That’s what it means to surpass your limits.

Put simply, it’s about not setting a finish line for your own strength and aiming to become even stronger and cooler! If you like games, you might think of it as leveling up.

All of you elementary school students are still growing and full of potential.

When you hit a wall, think of it as a chance and bring out your abilities and charm to the fullest!

In conclusion

By incorporating four-character idioms into elementary school slogans, goals and sentiments can be conveyed much more effectively. Choose ones that suit the occasion—sports day, class goals, committee activities, and more. The process of children looking up meanings on their own or discussing them as a class will also become valuable learning time. Let’s find words that resonate and bring everyone’s hearts together.