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
direction
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).

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Related Words

Compare: 全方位(ぜんほうい) (all directions)
Compare: 周(まわ)り中(じゅう) (all around)
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Added 2026.3.10 9:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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