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四方 しほう

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

四方八方 しほうはっぽう

  1. all directions; all quarters; all sides; every direction; everywhere

四方反鉋 しほうそりかんな

  1. wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade

四方拝 しほうはい

  1. Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)

四方竹 しほうちく

  1. Chimonobambusa quadrangularis; Tetragonocalamus quadrangularis (type of bamboo)

横四方固め よこしほうがため

  1. yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)

縦四方固め たてしほうがため

  1. tate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold

四里四方 よりよほう

  1. four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); large area
  2. Edo

四辺 しへん

  1. neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
  2. all sides; frontiers (of a country)
  3. four sides (of a shape)
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