弘法

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 弘 法
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 匣 (33) 幫 (1)
Final (韻) 登 (130) 乏 (148)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 胡肱切 方乏切
Baxter hwong pjop
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦwəŋ/ /pɨɐp̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦʷəŋ/ /piɐp̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣuəŋ/ /piɐp̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦwəŋ/ /puap̚/
Li
Rong 		/ɣuəŋ/ /piɐp̚/
Wang
Li 		/ɣuəŋ/ /pĭwɐp̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ɣwəŋ/ /pi̯wɐp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		hóng fa
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		wang4 faat3

Verb

弘法

  1. (Buddhism) to propagate Buddhist teachings

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (弘法):
  • → Japanese: 弘(ぐ)法(ほう) (guhō)
  • → Korean: 홍법(弘法) (hongbeop)

Further reading

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
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

Noun

弘(ぐ)法(ほう) • (guhō) ←ぐほふ (gufofu)?

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

Verb

弘(ぐ)法(ほう)する • (guhō suru) ←ぐほふ (gufofu)?suru (stem 弘(ぐ)法(ほう)し (guhō shi), past 弘(ぐ)法(ほう)した (guhō shita))

  1. (Buddhism) to propagate Buddhist teachings
Conjugation
Conjugation of "弘法する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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

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(こう)法(ぼう) • (Kōbō) ←こうぼふ (Koubofu)?

  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
Proverbs

Noun

弘(こう)法(ぼう) • (kōbō) ←こうぼふ (koubofu)?

  1. (euphemistic) male homosexuality

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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