Four Seas

Japanese: 四海 - しかい

〘noun〙① The seas on all four sides. Yomonoumi. ※Sugakake Bunso (c. 900), February, September 9th, banquet "Compared to the _Emperor 's _blessings , the waves of the _four seas are blown about." ② (from the meaning of _one of the four seas) Within the country. All over the country. Also, the world. The world. Underworld. ※Shoku Nihongi - Yoro 5th year (721), March 1st, Guichou "My _emperor visits _all four seas. He _{cares for} the peasants. _" ※Heike (early 13th century), Volume 7 "There is a man called Taira no Shokuni. He rules over the four seas and causes trouble for all the people." [Shokei - Setsumei] ③ Foreign countries on all four sides. Around the country. Ebisu on all four sides. ※Shugi Heshu (around 1676) 7 "The barbarians, barbarians, barbarians, and barbarians also follow the benevolent government and fear the powerful and powerful. It is said that the four seas are like one family, and China is like one whole nation." [Book of Documents - Yiji] ④ A Buddhist term. The four outer seas surrounding Mount Sumeru . ※Kanchi-in Hon Sanbo-e (984) 2 "It is a wonderful thing to travel around the four seas of the Wheel King and find joy in it." [Sutras, Vinaya, Different Aspects - 42]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 四方の海。よものうみ。※菅家文草（900頃）二・九月九日、侍宴「較_二量皇恩沢_一、翻_二来四海波_一」② (四方の海のうちの意から) 国内。くにじゅう。また、世界。世の中。天下。※続日本紀‐養老五年（721）三月癸丑「朕君_二臨四海_一。撫_二育百姓_一」※平家（１３Ｃ前）七「平相国といふ者あり。四海を管領して万民を悩乱せしむ」〔書経‐説命〕③ 四方の外国。国のまわり。四方のえびす。※集義和書（1676頃）七「夷・蛮・戎・狄も、仁政をしたひ威武を恐て来服す。是を四海一家の如く中国一人の如しと云」〔書経‐益稷〕④ 仏語。須彌山(しゅみせん)をとりまく四方の外海。※観智院本三宝絵（984）下「輪王の四海のほかにめぐりてたのしびをほく身かうばしきも」〔経律異相‐四二〕

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