Hosokawa

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proper noun

A surname from Japanese.

OriginJapanese 細川 →
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Meanings

proper nounHosokawa (plural Hosokawas)

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

Origin

  1. Japanese細川
  2. EnglishHosokawa

Borrowed from Japanese 細川 (Hosokawa).

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APA

Hosokawa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosokawa

MLA

“Hosokawa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosokawa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hosokawa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosokawa.

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