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ヨホウ
Meanings
Noun
1. the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions
2. four sides (of a square)
Alt. forms
四し方ほう
94%
よも
5%
ヨホウ
Pitch accent
ヨ
ホウ
Composed of
four
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
large area; (lit.) four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); Edo
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.
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