弘法

Chinese
great; liberal
 
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(弘法)		 弘 法

Pronunciation

Verb

弘法

  1. (Buddhism) to propagate Buddhist teachings

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (弘法):

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
弘 法
ぐ
Jinmeiyō		 ほう
Grade: 4
goon

/ɡu hopu/ → /ɡuhoɸu/ → /ɡuhoː/

From Middle Chinese 弘法 (MC ɦwəŋ pɨɐp̚). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

弘法 (hiragana ぐほう, rōmaji guhō, historical hiragana ぐほふ)

  1. (Buddhism) propagation of Buddhist teachings
    Synonym: 弘布 (gubu)
Derived terms

Verb

弘法する (suru conjugation, hiragana ぐほうする, rōmaji guhō suru, historical hiragana ぐほふする)

  1. (Buddhism) to propagate Buddhist teachings
Conjugation
Conjugation of "弘法する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 弘法し ぐほうし guhō shi
Continuative (連用形) 弘法し ぐほうし guhō shi
Terminal (終止形) 弘法する ぐほうする guhō suru
Attributive (連体形) 弘法する ぐほうする guhō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 弘法すれ ぐほうすれ guhō sure
Imperative (命令形) 弘法せよ¹
弘法しろ²		 ぐほうせよ¹
ぐほうしろ²		 guhō seyo¹
guhō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 弘法される ぐほうされる guhō sareru
Causative 弘法させる
弘法さす		 ぐほうさせる
ぐほうさす		 guhō saseru
guhō sasu
Potential 弘法できる ぐほうできる guhō dekiru
Volitional 弘法しよう ぐほうしよう guhō shiyō
Negative 弘法しない ぐほうしない guhō shinai
Negative continuative 弘法せず ぐほうせず guhō sezu
Formal 弘法します ぐほうします guhō shimasu
Perfective 弘法した ぐほうした guhō shita
Conjunctive 弘法して ぐほうして guhō shite
Hypothetical conditional 弘法すれば ぐほうすれば guhō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
弘 法
こう
Jinmeiyō		 ほう > ぼう
Grade: 4
kan’on goon

The euphemistic sense comes from the belief that Kōbō Daishi was a homosexual.

Proper noun

弘法 (hiragana こうぼう, rōmaji Kōbō, historical hiragana こうぼふ)

  1. Short for 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi): the posthumous name of 空海 (Kūkai), founder of the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism
  2. a surname
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 弘法 (こうぼう)穴 (あな) (Kōbō ana)
  • 弘法寺 (こうぼうじ) (Kōbō-ji)
  • 弘法 (コウボウ)柴 (シバ) (kōbōshiba)
  • 弘法 (コウボウ)芝 (シバ) (kōbōshiba)
  • 弘法 (こうぼう)清水 (しみず) (kōbō shimizu)
  • 弘法茶 (こうぼうちゃ) (kōbōcha)
  • 弘法 (こうぼう)稗 (びえ) (kōbōbie)
  • 弘法 (こうぼう)水 (みず) (Kōbō mizu)
  • 弘 (コウ)法 (ボウ)麦 (ムギ) (kōbōmugi)
  • 朝 (あさ)鉢 (ばち)は弘法 (こうぼう)様 (さま) (asabachi wa Kōbō-sama)
  • 終 (しま)い弘法 (こうぼう) (Shimai Kōbō)
  • 初 (はつ)弘法 (こうぼう) (Hatsu Kōbō)
Proverbs

Noun

弘法 (hiragana こうぼう, rōmaji kōbō, historical hiragana こうぼふ)

  1. (euphemistic) male homosexuality

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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