耶蘇

See also: 耶穌

Japanese
Kanji in this term
耶 蘇
や
Jinmeiyō		 そ
Jinmeiyō
kan’on

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 耶穌 (Yēsū),[1] ultimately from Latin Iēsus.[2]

Proper noun

耶蘇 (hiragana やそ, rōmaji Yaso)

  1. Jesus, Jesus Christ
    Synonyms: イエス (Iesu), イエス・キリスト (Iesu Kirisuto)

Derived terms
  • 耶 (や)蘇 (そ)会 (かい) (Yaso-kai)
  • 耶 (や)蘇 (そ)教 (きょう) (Yaso-kyō)
  • 耶 (や)蘇 (そ)宗 (しゅう) (Yaso-shū)

Noun

耶蘇 (hiragana やそ, rōmaji Yaso)

  1. (by extension) Christianity and Christians as a whole
    Synonyms: キリスト教 (Kirisuto-kyō), キリスト教徒 (Kirisuto-kyōto)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
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