Etymology

Phrase consisting of 弘法 ‎(koubou, “spreading Buddhist teachings”) + に ‎(ni, “in”, locative particle) も ‎(mo, “even”, inclusive particle) + 筆 ‎(fude, “writing brush”) + の ‎(no, genitive or possessive particle) + 誤り ‎(ayamari, “mistake”, the 連用形 ‎(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 誤る ayamaru, “to make a mistake”): “even when spreading the Buddha's teachings, there are writing mistakes” → even the experts make mistakes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːbo̞ː ni mo̞ ɸɯᵝde̞ no̞ a̠ja̠ma̠ɾi]