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    3. 八方

    八方

    八はっ方ぽう

    all sides

    KMT7News #21+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab6 strokes

    はっぽう

    Noun

    1.
    all sides, the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions
    2.
    large hanging lantern

    Stroke 0 / 6

    Speed1.0x

    八はっ方ぽうから風かぜが吹ふく。

    Wind blows from all directions.

    KMT5Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    彼かれは八はっ方ぽうに気きを配くばる人ひとだ。

    He is a person who pays attention to all sides.

    KMT7Daily Life
    八はっ方ぽう美び人じんとは、誰だれにでも良いい顔かおをする人ひとのことだ。

    An 'happō bijin' is someone who tries to please everyone.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    八はっ方ぽう尾お根ねはスキーで有ゆう名めいです。

    Happo-one is famous for skiing.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationSports & Martial Arts
    八はっ方ぽう塞ふさがりで、どうすることもできない状じょう況きょうだ。

    It's a dead end, a situation where nothing can be done.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    方
    かた・-かた・-がた…(9)
    direction・person・alternative
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