JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

方々 (houbou)

方々 (ほうぼう, houbou) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “here and there; this way and that way”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほうぼう
Romaji: houbou
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over · adverb, noun

Example sentences

観光名所をほうぼう訪ね歩いたので、すっかり疲れ果ててしまった。

Visiting all the tourist sights really wore me out.

Tatoeba #183791

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 方々

方

direction, person, alternativeホウ・かた・-かた · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 方々.

方かたdirection夕方ゆうがたearly evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)仕方しかたway両方りょうほうboth方ほうdirection一方いっぽうone (esp. of two)味方みかたfriend地方ちほうdistrict方向ほうこうdirection方法ほうほうmethod方角ほうがくdirection方言ほうげんdialect方針ほうしんpolicy方面ほうめんdirection

Source: JMdict entry 1584105 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.