四方

しほう

Also written よも, よほう

Meanings

1. Noun the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions
2. surroundings
3. many countries; the whole world
4. all around; here and there
5. square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure
6. four sides (of a square)

Kanji

• 四 four. Read as シ.
• 方 direction. Read as ホウ.

Example sentences

• 怪物の足音を聞くと、彼らは四方八方に走り出した。
  Hearing the monster's footsteps, they began running in all directions.
• 花火が四方八方であげられた。
  The fireworks were set off on all sides.
• 火は強風にあおられて四方に広がった。
  Fanned by the strong wind, the flames spread in all directions.
• 小動物が四方八方に走り去るのを見た。
  I saw some small animals running away in all directions.
• 森の火事は四方に広がり始めた。
  The forest fire began to spread in all directions.

Words containing 四方

• 四方拝 (しほうはい) Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)
• 四方八方 (しほうはっぽう) all directions
• 四方反鉋 (しほうそりかんな) wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade

And 4 more.

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