Word Meaning 八方

はっぽう happou

八方 is read as はっぽう (happou) and means large hanging lantern.

Meaning

English

large hanging lantern
all sides
the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions

Reading

Kana

はっぽう

Romaji

happou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14597 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四方八方

しほうはっぽう

in all directions

八方丸く治まる

はっぽうまるくおさまる

to find a solution (after struggle)

八方手を尽くす

はっぽうてをつくす

to try all possible means

八丈方言

はちじょうほうげん

Hachijō dialects

八方美人

はっぽうびじん

flawlessly beautiful woman

八方塞

はっぽうふさがり

being boxed in on all sides

八方円満

はっぽうえんまん

to the satisfaction of all parties

八方行灯

はっぽうあんどん

large hanging paper lantern

八方破れ

はっぽうやぶれ

full of holes (e.g. argument)

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

八重

やえ

multilayered

八千代

やちよ

eight thousand years

Example Sentences

八方塞がりだ。

We're sunk.

八方美人に友はなし。

A friend to all is a friend to none.

彼らは四方八方に逃げた。

They fled in all directions.

トムは八方ふさがりの状態だ。

Tom is caught between a rock and a hard place.

彼らは四方八方に散らばった。

They were scattered in all directions.

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