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 (koubofu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)