東とう西ざい南なん北ぼくとうざいなんぼくMeanings1nouneast, west, south, and north; the four cardinal directionsyojijukugo (four-character idiom)›A yojijukugo (four-character compound) that lists all four cardinal directions. Often used to refer to all directions or everywhere.東とう西ざい南なん北ぼくに道どう路ろが