| 四神獣 | [しじんじゅう, shijinjuu] (n) four divine beasts; guardian deities of the four cardinal points |
| 基点 | [きてん, kiten] (n,adj-no) datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin |
| 天一 | [てんいち, ten'ichi] (n) (abbr) (See 天一神,陰陽道,己酉,癸巳) Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyoudou who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky |
| 天一神;中神 | [てんいちじん(天一神);なかがみ, ten'ichijin ( ten'ichi kami ); nakagami] (n) (See 陰陽道,己酉,癸巳) Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyoudou who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky |
| 揚げ巻;揚巻;総角 | [あげまき, agemaki] (n) (1) old-fashioned boys' hairstyle; (2) Meiji period women's hairstyle; (3) (揚げ巻, 揚巻 only) type of dance in kabuki; (4) (揚げ巻, 揚巻 only) knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the sumo ring (color); (5) (abbr) (See 揚巻貝) constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam |
| 縦横 | [じゅうおう(P);たてよこ(P), juuou (P); tateyoko (P)] (n) (1) length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; longitude and latitude; vertical and horizontal; (2) (じゅうおう only) four cardinal points; every direction; (3) (じゅうおう only) as one wishes; as one pleases; at will; (4) (たてよこ only) (See 経緯・たてよこ・3) warp and weft; warp and woof; (P) |