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弘法
Hiragana
こうぼう
Proper noun
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
弘法大師の略。真言宗の開祖である空海のこと。 / 日本の姓の一つ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのえらいおぼうさんこうぼうだいしのこと。またみょうじのひとつ。
Sense（1）
Short for 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi): the posthumous name of 空海 (Kūkai), founder of the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism
Sense（2）
a surname
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
Short for 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi): the posthumous name of 空海 (Kūkai), founder of the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism / a surname
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弘法
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Kobo is my best friend.
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弘法さんは私の親友です。
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