ほう
Meanings
Noun
1. 東西南北。前後左右。
Kanji used
four
way
Pitch accent
ほう
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Composed of
four
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)
wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade
Examples (5 in total)
They fled in all possible directions.
Japan is a country surrounded by the sea on all sides.
The forest fire began to spread in 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.