See also: 耶穌

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 耶穌 (“Jesus”).
(This term is a variant form of 耶穌).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō
kan'on

Etymology

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Borrowed from Chinese 耶穌耶稣 (Yēsū),[1] ultimately from Latin Iēsus.[2]

Doublet of イエス (Iesu), itself a direct transliteration from the Latin.

Proper noun

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()() (Yaso

  1. Jesus
    Synonym: イエス (Iesu)

Derived terms

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Noun

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()() (Yaso

  1. (by extension) Christianity and Christians as a whole; Christendom
    Synonyms: キリスト教 (Kirisuto-kyō), キリスト教徒 (Kirisuto-kyōto)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN