しほう
Meanings
Noun
1. the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions
2. surroundings
when read as "しほう, よほう"
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"
5. four sides (of a square)
Pitch accent
ほう
Composed of
four
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
in all directions
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.