イエス

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English yes.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) イエス [ìéꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ie̞sɨᵝ]

Interjection

イエス • (iesu) 

1. yes (that is so)
2. yes (I accept that)

Synonyms

• (that is so): はい (hai), そう (sō), その通(とお)り (sono tōri)
• (I accept that): はい (hai)

Derived terms

• イエスマン (iesu man, “yes man”)

Noun

イエス • (iesu) 

1. yes

Antonyms

• ノー (nō)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin Iēsus. Appears from around the Meiji period, superseding older ゼス (Zesu) and ゼズス (Zezusu).

Alternative forms

• イエズス (Iezusu)
• 耶(や)蘇(そ) (Yaso)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) イエス [ìéꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) イエス [íꜜèsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ie̞sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

イエス • (Iesu) 

1. Jesus
   • 2008 July 16 [2008 January 23], Hikaru Nakamura, “その５(ご)　Oh(オー) my(マイ) ホビー [Chapter 5: Oh my hobby]”, in [聖](セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint Young Men], 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:

     ……あっ　その前(まえ)にそ(・)れ(・)なんとかして隠(かく)して　イエス！福(ふく)引(び)きでもらった仏(ふつ)像(ぞう)……変(へん)な宗(しゅう)教(きょう)団(だん)体(たい)か強(きょう)烈(れつ)なナルシストだと思(おも)われるから‼

     …A'! Sono mae ni SORE nan toka shite kakushite, Iesu! Fukubiki de moratta Futsuzō… Hen na shūkyō dantai ka kyōretsu na narushisuto da to omowareru kara!!

     …Oh! We gotta hide THAT thing first, Jesus! The Buddha statue I won from that raffle… I don’t want her to think I’m some sorta freaky denomination member or enthusiastic narcissist!!

Derived terms

• イエス・キリスト (Iesu Kirisuto, “Jesus Christ”)