Word Meaning 弘法にも筆の誤り

こうぼうにもふでのあやまり koubounimofude no ayamari

弘法にも筆の誤り is read as こうぼうにもふでのあやまり (koubounimofude no ayamari) and means Homer sometimes nods.

Meaning

English

Homer sometimes nods
even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes

Reading

Kana

こうぼうにもふでのあやまり

Romaji

koubounimofude no ayamari

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 116893 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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弘法も筆の誤り

こうぼうもふでのあやまり

Homer sometimes nods

弘法筆を選ばず

こうぼうふでをえらばず

a good workman does not blame his tools

弘法

ぐほう

spreading Buddhist teachings

筆法

ひっぽう

style of penmanship

春秋の筆法

しゅんじゅうのひっぽう

critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect

弘前学院大学

ひろさきがくいんだいがく

Hirosaki Gakuin College

弘前大学

ひろさきだいがく

Hirosaki University

弘済会

こうさいかい

benefit association

弘長

こうちょう

Kōchō era (1261.2.20-1264.2.28)

弘前

ひろさき

Hirosaki (city in Aomori)

弘化

こうか

Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)

弘通

ぐずう

spread (of Buddhist teachings)

Example Sentences

弘法にも筆の誤りということわざがあります。

こうぼうにもふでのあやまりということわざがあります。

There is a proverb that says even Kobo makes mistakes with his brush.