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孔子

孔子

Chinese

Kong
(surname)		 son
respectful suffix
simp. and trad.
(孔子) 		孔 子

Proper noun

孔子

  1. Confucius

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
孔 子
こう
Grade: S 		し
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Proper noun

孔子 ‎(hiragana こうし, romaji Kōshi)

  1. Confucius

Korean

Hanja in this term
孔 子

Proper noun

孔子 • ‎(Gongja) ‎(hangeul 공자)

  1. Hanja form? of 공자, “Confucius”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
孔 子

Proper noun

孔子

  1. Hán tự form of Khổng Tử, “Confucius”

Etymology

From 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

Pronunciation

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