"イエス" meaning in Japanese

See イエス in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ie̞sɨ] Forms: iesu [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English yes. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|yes}} English yes Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} イエス • (iesu)
  1. yes (that is so)
    Sense id: en-イエス-ja-intj-XcOK~fyg
  2. yes (I accept that) Synonyms (I accept that): はい (hai)
    Sense id: en-イエス-ja-intj--GjSPNWA Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 75 7 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 73 7 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 72 8 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 42 14 43 Disambiguation of 'I accept that': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (that is so): はい (hai), そう (), その通り (sono tōri) Derived forms: イエスマン (iesu man) (english: yes man)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'that is so': 0 0

Proper name

IPA: [ie̞sɨ] Forms: Iesu [romanization]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Iēsūs. Appears from around the Meiji period, superseding older ゼス (Zesu) and ゼズス (Zezusu). Etymology templates: {{lbor|ja|la|Iēsūs}} Learned borrowing from Latin Iēsūs, {{ja-r|^ゼス}} ゼス (Zesu), {{ja-r|^ゼズス}} ゼズス (Zezusu) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} イエス • (Iesu)
  1. Jesus Derived forms: イエス・キリスト (Iesu Kirisuto) (english: Jesus Christ)
    Sense id: en-イエス-ja-name-Yv5IQ~-d Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Biblical characters, Christianity, God, Individuals Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 9 88 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 42 14 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 27 41 33 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 0 21 60 19 Disambiguation of Christianity: 0 27 49 24 Disambiguation of God: 3 7 81 9 Disambiguation of Individuals: 0 5 95 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ie̞sɨ] Forms: iesu [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English yes. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|yes}} English yes Head templates: {{ja-noun}} イエス • (iesu)
  1. yes
    Sense id: en-イエス-ja-noun-inmIkP6T Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 0 27 23 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 42 14 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "yes man",
      "roman": "iesu man",
      "word": "イエスマン"
    }
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  "pos": "intj",
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          "_dis": "0 73 7 19",
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          "parents": [],
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      "ipa": "[ie̞sɨ]"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hai",
      "sense": "that is so",
      "word": "はい"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sō",
      "sense": "that is so",
      "word": "そう"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sono tōri",
      "sense": "that is so",
      "word": "その通り"
    }
  ],
  "word": "イエス"
}

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      "roman": "nō",
      "word": "ノー"
    }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ie̞sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "イエス"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "_dis": "0 9 88 3",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "Jesus Christ",
          "roman": "Iesu Kirisuto",
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        }
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            [
              37,
              42
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "…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!!",
          "ref": "2008 July 16 [2008 January 23], Hikaru Nakamura, “その5(ご) Oh(オー) my(マイ) ホビー [Chapter 5: Oh my hobby]”, in [聖](セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint Young Men], 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:",
          "roman": "…A'! 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!!",
          "text": "……あっ その前(まえ)にそ(・)れ(・)なんとかして隠(かく)して イエス!福(ふく)引(び)きでもらった仏(ふつ)像(ぞう)……変(へん)な宗(しゅう)教(きょう)団(だん)体(たい)か強(きょう)烈(れつ)なナルシストだと思(おも)われるから‼",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Jesus"
      ],
      "id": "en-イエス-ja-name-Yv5IQ~-d",
      "links": [
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          "Jesus"
        ]
      ]
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      "other": "イエス"
    },
    {
      "other": "イエス"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ie̞sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kōjien",
    "Meiji period",
    "Shinmura Izuru"
  ],
  "word": "イエス"
}
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      "word": "イエスマン"
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      "sense": "that is so",
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      "roman": "hai",
      "sense": "I accept that",
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    {
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    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Japanese terms derived from Latin",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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          "ref": "2008 July 16 [2008 January 23], Hikaru Nakamura, “その5(ご) Oh(オー) my(マイ) ホビー [Chapter 5: Oh my hobby]”, in [聖](セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint Young Men], 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:",
          "roman": "…A'! 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!!",
          "text": "……あっ その前(まえ)にそ(・)れ(・)なんとかして隠(かく)して イエス!福(ふく)引(び)きでもらった仏(ふつ)像(ぞう)……変(へん)な宗(しゅう)教(きょう)団(だん)体(たい)か強(きょう)烈(れつ)なナルシストだと思(おも)われるから‼",
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    }
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    "Meiji period",
    "Shinmura Izuru"
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for イエス meaning in Japanese (5.4kB)

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