四方八方(しほうはっぽう)

しほうはっぽう
noun
in all directions; every which way
1. in all directions; every which way
Literally 'four directions, eight directions' — meaning all around, in every direction.
四方八方(しほうはっぽう)を見渡(みわた)した。
I looked around in all directions.
四方八方(しほうはっぽう)に逃(に)げ散(ち)った。
They scattered in every direction.
彼(かれ)は四方八方(しほうはっぽう)に手(て)を回(まわ)して情報(じょうほう)を集(あつ)めた。
He reached out in every direction to gather information.

USAGE:
四方八方(しほうはっぽう) is a four-character compound (四字熟語(よじじゅくご)) meaning all directions. It is often used adverbially with に or from に: 四方八方(しほうはっぽう)に (in all directions), 四方八方(しほうはっぽう)から (from all directions).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 四方八方(しほうはっぽう)に散(ち)る (to scatter in all directions)
  • 四方八方(しほうはっぽう)から攻(せ)める (to attack from all sides)
  • 四方八方(しほうはっぽう)に手(て)を尽(つ)くす (to try every avenue)
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Added 2026.3.10 9:07
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