六ろっ方ぽう

noun

the six directions

Refers to the six cardinal directions: north, south, east, west, up, and down. Often used in traditional or philosophical contexts.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは六ろっ方ぽうに礼らい拝はいする習しゅう慣かんがある。

  In Buddhism, there is a custom of bowing to the six directions.

prefix

hexagonal

Prefix used in compounds to indicate a hexagonal shape or six-sided structure, such as 六方晶系 (hexagonal crystal system).

• 六ろっ方ぽう晶しょう系けいは結けっ晶しょう構こう造ぞうの一ひとつだ。

  The hexagonal crystal system is one type of crystal structure.