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Hosokawa

Hosokawa proper noun: a surname from Japanese.

Proper noun

Hosokawa (plural Hosokawas)

  1. A surname from Japanese.
    • After two years with the Singapore Herald and the Far Eastern Review in Shanghai, William Hosokawa returned to the United States for a career on western newspapers.1986, William H. Taft, Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Journalists, Routledge, published 2015, page 294

Forms of Hosokawa

pluralHosokawas

Origin of Hosokawa

Borrowed from Japanese 細川 (Hosokawa).

Questions about Hosokawa

What does Hosokawa mean?
Hosokawa means a surname from Japanese.
What part of speech is Hosokawa?
Hosokawa is a proper noun.

Words near Hosokawa in the dictionary

  1. Hosmer
  2. Hosogawa
  3. Hosogawas
  4. hosohedra
  5. hosohedron
  6. Hosokawa
  7. Hosokawas
  8. hosomaki
  9. Hosororo
  10. hosp
  11. Hosp.

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