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四方 [ichi1,news1,nf11]
【 しほう [ichi1,news1,nf11] ； よも； よほう 】
1. [n]
▶ the four cardinal directions
▶ north, east, south and west
▶ all directions
2. (しほう,よほう only) [n]
▶ surroundings
3. (しほう only) [n]
▶ many countries
▶ the whole world
4. (よも only) [n]
▶ all around
▶ here and there
5. (しほう,よほう only) [n]
▶ square
▶ quadrilateral
▶ four-sided figure
6. [n]
▶ four sides (of a square)



History:
8. A 2014-09-27 07:59:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Non-ASCII hyphen.
  Diff: 
@@ -52 +52 @@
-<gloss>four‐sided figure</gloss>
+<gloss>four-sided figure</gloss>
7. A 2014-09-27 02:32:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
I wondered about the しほう/よも merge, but I see the JEs either cross-ref or ignore よも.
6. A* 2014-09-25 14:08:29  Marcus Richert
  Refs: 
daij
  Comments: 
the first sense was a bit messy
  Diff: 
@@ -24,3 +24,19 @@
-<gloss>every direction</gloss>
-<gloss>east, west, south and north</gloss>
-<gloss>four directions</gloss>
+<gloss>the four cardinal directions</gloss>
+<gloss>north, east, south and west</gloss>
+<gloss>all directions</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagr>しほう</stagr>
+<stagr>よほう</stagr>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>surroundings</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagr>しほう</stagr>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>many countries</gloss>
+<gloss>the whole world</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagr>よも</stagr>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -28 +44,9 @@
-<gloss>all sides</gloss>
+<gloss>here and there</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagr>しほう</stagr>
+<stagr>よほう</stagr>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>square</gloss>
+<gloss>quadrilateral</gloss>
+<gloss>four‐sided figure</gloss>
@@ -32 +56 @@
-<gloss>sides (of a square)</gloss>
+<gloss>four sides (of a square)</gloss>
5. A 2014-06-02 07:29:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2014-06-02 03:57:08  Richard Warmington <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
"sides" is probably better than "side lenghth"
  Diff: 
@@ -32 +32 @@
-<gloss>side length (of a square)</gloss>
+<gloss>sides (of a square)</gloss>
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