シホウ
Meanings
Noun
1. the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions
2. four sides (of a square)
Pitch accent
ホウ
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.
Fanned by the strong wind, the flames spread in all directions.
Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea on all sides.