弘法
Chinese edit
great; liberal | law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) | ||
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simp. and trad. (弘法) |
弘 | 法 | |
alternative forms | 宏法 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
弘法
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “弘法” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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弘 | 法 |
ぐ Jinmeiyō |
ほう Grade: 4 |
goon |
/ɡupopu/ → /ɡuɸoɸu/ → /ɡuhoː/
From Middle Chinese 弘法 (MC hwong pjop). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (Buddhism) the propagation of Buddhist teachings
- Synonym: 弘布 (gubu)
Derived terms edit
- 弘法寺 (Guhō-ji)
- 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi)
Verb edit
弘法する • (guhō suru) ←ぐほふ (gufofu)?suru (stem 弘法し (guhō shi), past 弘法した (guhō shita))
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of "弘法する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 弘法し | ぐほうし | guhō shi | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 弘法し | ぐほうし | guhō shi | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 弘法する | ぐほうする | guhō suru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 弘法する | ぐほうする | guhō suru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 弘法すれ | ぐほうすれ | guhō sure | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 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 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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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 edit
- 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
Derived terms edit
Derived terms