"恵方" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 恵方 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (), (ほう)), ehō [romanization], wefau [romanization], ゑはう [hiragana, historical], 惠方 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|えほう|hhira=ゑはう}} 恵(え)方(ほう) • (ehō) ^(←ゑはう (wefau)?)
  1. favorable direction; a compass direction deemed to be lucky Derived forms: 恵方巻 (ehōmaki) (ruby: 恵方巻(えほうまき)), 恵方参り (ehōmairi) (ruby: 恵方参(えほうまい))
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