四し神じん相そう応おう

noun

ideal topography for the Four Symbols; geomantic configuration with four guardian gods

A traditional Chinese geomancy concept describing an ideal site layout: river to the east (Azure Dragon), broad avenue to the west (White Tiger), basin to the south (Vermilion Bird), and hill to the north (Black Tortoise). Used in historical city planning and feng shui contexts.

• 平へい安あん京きょうは四し神じん相そう応おうの地ちに造つくられたとされる。

  Heian-kyō is said to have been built on a site with ideal topography for the Four Symbols.