Chinese

Adjective

東方

1. eastern

Noun

東方

1. east

Proper noun

東方

1. the East; the Orient
2. A surname​.

   東方朔 / 东方朔  ―  Dōngfāng Shuò  ―  Dongfang Shuo

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) とうほう [tòóhóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːho̞ː]

Noun

東方 ‎(hiragana とうほう, romaji tōhō)

1. east, east area

Related terms

• 北方 (ほっぽう) ‎(hoppō): north, northern area
• 西方 (せいほう) ‎(seihō): west, western area
• 南方 (なんぽう) ‎(nanpō): south, southern area

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

東方 • ‎(dongbang) ‎(hangeul 동방)

1. Hanja form^? of 동방, “east", "eastward", "orient”.

Derived terms

• 동방종개 (Dongbangjonggae), literally means "eastern spine loach"

Related terms

• 西方 (서방, seobang): west, westward, occident
• 北方 (북방, bukbang): north, northward
• 南方 (남방, nambang): south, southward