Hosokawa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 細川 (Hosokawa).

Proper noun

Hosokawa (plural Hosokawas)

1. A surname from Japanese.
   • 1986, William H. Taft, Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Journalists, Routledge, published 2015, page 294:

     After two years with the Singapore Herald and the Far Eastern Review in Shanghai, William Hosokawa returned to the United States for a career on western newspapers.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 細川 (Hosokawa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.so.ka.wa/, /ho.so.ka.wa/

Proper noun

Hosokawa m or f

1. a surname from Japanese

Japanese

Romanization

Hosokawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ほそかわ