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諸方 (しょほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

諸しょ方ほう

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ほ

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Meanings

1

noun

every direction; all sides; various places

Refers to many or all directions or places. Often used in literary or formal contexts.

諸しょ方ほうから人ひとが集あつまった。
People gathered from all directions.
彼かれは諸しょ方ほうを旅たびして回まわった。
He traveled around various places.

Kanji

諸various, many, several
方direction, person, alternative

Similar words

四し方ほう
四方 means 'four directions' or 'all sides' and is more common in everyday language. 諸方 is more literary and emphasizes 'many/various directions or places'.
方ほう々ぼう
方々 also means 'various places' or 'everywhere', but is more colloquial and commonly used in spoken Japanese.

Etymology

Compound of 諸 (sho, 'various') and 方 (hō, 'direction'). The reading しょほう follows standard on'yomi.