こうぼう

See also: こうほう and ごうほう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうぼう – see the following entries.

【工房】 [noun] artist's studio [noun] workshop

【弘法】 [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

【攻防】 [noun] offense and defense

【公妨】 [noun] Short for 公務執行妨害 (kōmu shikkō bōgai). [noun] Short for 公務執行妨害罪 (kōmu shikkō bōgai zai).

【高坊】 [noun] (2channel slang) newfag, newbie

【広袤】 [noun] (literary) area (measure)

【興亡】 [noun] (esp. of a country) the rise and fall

(This term, こうぼう (kōbō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)