Vocabulary

What does 方々 (ほうぼう, houbou) mean?

方々 (ほうぼう, houbou) means everywhere, here and there.

Quick facts
Readingほうぼう
Romajihoubou
Part of speechadverb, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ほうぼう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhoubou

everywhere, here and there

  1. 1adverb · noun here and there; this way and that way; everywhere

Example sentences

  • I walked all over looking for my wallet.

  • People gathered from all over.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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