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よりしほう
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
1. large area; (lit.) four ri square (approx. 16 sq km)
2. Edo
ref. to original jōkamachi size
Alt. forms
四よ里り四よ方ほう
よりしほう
Composed of
four
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; square