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四よ方ほう
Meanings
Noun
1. the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions
They are completely surrounded on all sides.
2. surroundings
when read as "しほう, よほう"
After all, the surroundings are all similar-looking apartment buildings.
3. many countries; the whole world
when read as "しほう"
4. all around; here and there
when read as "よも"
5. square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure
when read as "しほう, よほう"
The room is about ten meters square.
6. four sides (of a square)
Each of the four walls has three doors.
Alt. forms
四し方ほう
94%
よも
4%
Kanji used
四
four
方
way
Pitch accent
よ
ほう
Used in: 2107
Composed of
four
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
large area; (lit.) four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); Edo
Examples (13 in total)
They fled in all possible directions.
Japan is a country surrounded by the sea on all sides.
The room is about ten meters square.
The forest fire began to spread in all directions.
Particles of light scatter in all directions.
The sound echoes and seems to come from all directions.
Fanned by the strong wind, the flames spread in all directions.
Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea on all sides.
After all, the surroundings are all similar-looking apartment buildings.
Each of the four walls has three doors.
The room, with nothing but walls on all four sides, has nothing in it at all.
At the very back of the tent is a space curtained off on all four sides.
Beyond the woods was a clearing about ten meters square.