Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
ルシファー
ルシヘル (uncommon)

Etymology edit

From Portuguese Lúcifer.[1][2]

Cited since at least 1599.[3]

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

ルシフェル (Rushiferu

  1. [from 1599] (Christianity) Lucifer

See also edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ ルシフェル”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ ルシフェル”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000