弘法にも筆の誤り こうぼうにもふでのあやまり Meanings Expression anyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods (literally: even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes) Kanji 弘 vast; broad; wide. Read as コウ. 法 law. Read as ホウ. 筆 brush. Read as ふで. 誤 mistake. Read as あやまる. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists