also: くじ
noun
The Chinese philosopher and teacher (551–479 BCE). Used as a proper noun.
孔子は中国の思想家である。
Confucius is a Chinese philosopher.
『論語』は孔子の言葉を集めた書物だ。
The Analects is a book that collects the sayings of Confucius.
From Chinese 孔子 (Kǒngzǐ), meaning 'Master Kong'. The Japanese reading こうし is the on'yomi of the characters, while くじ is an older, now rare reading.