耶蘇
See also: 耶穌
Chinese edit
For pronunciation and definitions of 耶蘇 – see 耶穌 (“Jesus”). (This term is a variant form of 耶穌). |
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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耶 | 蘇 |
や Jinmeiyō |
そ Jinmeiyō |
kan’on |
Etymology edit
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 edit
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
- (by extension) Christianity and Christians as a whole; Christendom
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN