しほう – Vocabulary details

しほう

Meanings

Noun

1. the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions

四し方ほうから完かん全ぜんに包ほう囲いされる。They are completely surrounded on all sides.

2. surroundings

when read as "しほう, よほう"

何なにしろ四し方ほうはみな同おなじようなマンションなのだ。After all, the surroundings are all similar-looking apartment buildings.

3. many countries; the whole world

when read as "しほう"

4. square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure

when read as "しほう, よほう"

部へ屋やはだいたい十じゅうメートル四し方ほう。The room is about ten meters square.

5. four sides (of a square)

四し方ほうの壁かべに、それぞれ三みっつずつ扉とびらがついている。Each of the four walls has three doors.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Composed of

し

four

ほう

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

Used in vocabulary (4 in total)

しほうはっぽう

all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere

しほうはい

Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)

よりしほう

large area; (lit.) four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); Edo

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Examples (13 in total)

彼かれらはしほうへ逃にげた。

They fled in all possible directions.

日に本ほんはしほうを海うみに囲かこまれた国くにである。

Japan is a country surrounded by the sea on all sides.

部へ屋やはだいたい十じゅうメートルしほう。

The room is about ten meters square.