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    3. 四方

    四方

    四し方ほう

    the four cardinal directions

    KMT5News #11+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab9 strokes

    しほうよもよほう

    Noun

    1.
    the four cardinal directions, north, east, south and west, all directions
    2.
    surroundings
    3.
    many countries, the whole world
    4.
    all around, here and there
    5.
    square, quadrilateral, four-sided figure
    6.
    four sides (of a square)

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    四し方ほうを山やまに囲かこまれた村むらだ。

    It's a village surrounded by mountains on all four sides.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    その建たて物ものは四し方ほうに窓まどがある。

    That building has windows on all four sides.

    KMT5Home & HousingDaily Life
    四し方ほうを海うみに囲かこまれた島しま国ぐにである日に本ほん。

    Japan is an island nation surrounded by the sea on all sides.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentCulture & Traditions
    森もりの中なかでは、四し方ほうから鳥とりの声こえが聞きこえる。

    In the forest, bird calls can be heard from all directions.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    四し方ほう八はっ方ぽうから情じょう報ほうが押よし寄 せてくる時じ代だいだ。

    It's an era where information comes flooding in from all directions.

    KMT6TechnologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    四
    よん・よ・よ.つ・よっ.つ…(4)
    four
    方
    かた・-かた・-がた…(9)
    direction・person・alternative
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