Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
基督教 (obsolete)
 キリスト教 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

キリスト (Kirisuto, Christ) +‎ (-kyō, religion)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) トきょー [kìrísútókyóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kʲiɾʲisɨ̥ᵝto̞kʲo̞ː]

Proper noun edit

キリスト(きょう) (Kirisuto-kyō

  1. Christianity
    • 2008 July 16 [2008 January 23], Hikaru Nakamura, “その2 最聖珍道中 [Chapter 2: The Ultimate Holy Journey]”, in [聖](セイント)☆おにいさん, 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:
      ()()めた(ひと)ブッダ (かみ)()イエス ()わずと()れた(ぶっ)(きょう)キリスト(きょう)()である
      Mezameta hito Budda Kami no ko Iesu Iwazu to shireta Bukkyō to Kirisuto-kyō no so de aru
      Buddha, the Enlightened. Jesus, Son of God. They are widely regarded as the founders of Buddhism and Christianity, respectively.