イエス

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English yes.

Pronunciation

Interjection

イエス (rōmaji iesu)

  1. yes (that is so)
  2. yes (I accept that)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Noun

イエス (rōmaji iesu)

  1. yes

Antonyms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin Iēsus.[3][4] Appears from around the Meiji period, superseding older ゼス (Zesu) and ゼズス (Zezusu).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

イエス (rōmaji Iesu)

  1. Jesus
    • 2008 July 16 [Jan 23 2008], Nakamura, Hikaru, “その5 Oh my ホビー [Chapter 5: Oh my hobby]”, in セイント☆おにいさん [Saint☆Young Men], volume 1 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Kodansha:
      ……あっ その前になんとかして隠して イエス!福引きでもらった仏像……変な宗教団体か強烈なナルシス卜だと思われるから‼
      ……Ah 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

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  4. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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