せいほう
Seihou
Also read: さいほう、にしがた
西方 (Seihou) is a Japanese noun meaning “western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)”.
Meanings
- nounwestern direction
- nounWestern Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
- nounwestern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
Examples
その島は日本の西方にある。
The island lies to the west of Japan.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).