八方 (はっぽう) — all sides

八方 is read はっぽう and listed as a noun. Meaning: all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 八方.

  • 尺八 しゃくはち shakuhachi
  • 十八 じゅうはち eighteen
  • 八月 はちがつ August
  • 八日 ようか 8th day of the month
  • 八つ やっつ eight
  • 八重桜 やえざくら double-flowered cherry tree
  • 夕方 ゆうがた early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)
  • 一方 いっぽう one (esp. of two)
  • 右方 うほう right side
  • 遠方 えんぽう distant place
  • 下方 かほう lower region
  • 何方 どなた who