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四方 Four sides (of a square) - Japanese Dictionary Lookup

四方

English: Four sides (of a square)

Romaji:

shihou

Kanji: 四方 (9 Strokes)

JLPT Level: ---

Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

たてしほうがため :: 縦四方固 Vertical four-quarter hold

たてしほうがため :: 縦四方固 Tate-shiho-gatame (judo)

たてしほうがため :: 縦四方固め Vertical four-quarter hold

たてしほうがため :: 縦四方固め Tate-shiho-gatame (judo)

しほうちく :: 四方竹 Chimonobambusa quadrangularis

しほうちく :: 四方竹 Tetragonocalamus quadrangularis (type of bamboo)

よこしほうがため :: 横四方固 Yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)

よこしほうがため :: 横四方固め Yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)

しほうはい :: 四方拝 Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)

しほうそりかんな :: 四方反かんな Wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade

しほうそりかんな :: 四方反りかんな Wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade

しほうそりかんな :: 四方反り鉋 Wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade

しほうそりかんな :: 四方反鉋 Wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade

よもやまばなし :: 四方山話 Talk about various topics

しほうはっぽう :: 四方八方 In all directions

しほう :: 四方 Four sides (of a square)

しほう :: 四方 Four-sided figure

しほう :: 四方 Quadrilateral

しほう :: 四方 Square

しほう :: 四方 Here and there

しほう :: 四方 All around

しほう :: 四方 The whole world

しほう :: 四方 Many countries

しほう :: 四方 Surroundings

しほう :: 四方 All directions

しほう :: 四方 North, east, south and west

しほう :: 四方 The four cardinal directions

Using 四方 in sentences:

(Japanese) 日本は四方を海に囲まれた海洋国家です。

(English) Japan is a maritime nation surrounded on all sides by ocean.

(Japanese) 田舎では草も木も石も人間くさい呼吸をして四方から私に話しかけ私に取りすがるが、都会ではぎっしり詰まった満員電車の乗客でも川原の石ころどうしのように黙ってめいめいが自分の事を考えている。

(English) In the countryside, the breaths of the grass, the trees, and the rocks have the foul smell of humans. They call to me from all directions, and they cling to me. But in the city, even the passengers of a jam-packed train are as quiet as pebbles on the riverbed, and everyone is only thinking of themselves.

(Japanese) うわさは四方八方に広がった。

(English) The rumor spread far and wide.

(Japanese) その木は広く枝を四方に張り出している。

(English) The tree thrusts its branches far and wide.

(Japanese) 火は強風にあおられて四方に広がった。

(English) Fanned by the strong wind, the flames spread in all directions.

How do you say Four sides (of a square) in Japanese?

Answer: 四方

How many kanji strokes does 四方 have?

Answer: 9

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