こうぼふ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうぼふ – see the following entry.
弘法こうぼう
[proper noun] Short for 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi): the posthumous name of 空海 (Kūkai), founder of the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism
[proper noun] a surname
[noun] (euphemistic) male homosexuality
(This term, こうぼふ, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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