法号

See also: 法號

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 法号 – see 法號 (“Buddhist monastic title”). (This term is the simplified form of 法號).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法	号
ほう Grade: 4	ごう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
法號 (kyūjitai)

Noun

法(ほう)号(ごう) • (hōgō) 

1. A dharma name:
   1. The name given to a newly ordained Buddhist monk or nun.
   2. The posthumous name given to deceased people according to the Buddhist faith.

See also

• 法号 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Dharma name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia