耶蘇

See also: 耶穌

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 耶蘇 – see 耶穌 (“Jesus”).
(This term is a variant form of 耶穌).

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

Etymology

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

耶(や)蘇(そ) • (Yaso) 

  1. Jesus
    Synonym: イエス (Iesu)

Derived terms

Noun

耶(や)蘇(そ) • (Yaso) 

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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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