kofun in All languages combined

Forms: kofuns [plural], kofun [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Japanese 古墳 (“ancient grave”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|古墳||ancient grave}} Japanese 古墳 (“ancient grave”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|kofun}} kofun (plural kofuns or kofun)

Inflected forms

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"kofun" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]

Inflected forms