Translation guide
Lent is the Christian season of fasting and penitence before Easter. In Japanese, it is usually referred to by the borrowed term レント or the descriptive phrase 四旬節.
Referring to the 40-day period of fasting and reflection before Easter in Christian tradition.
The most common and direct way to refer to Lent in Japanese, borrowed from English. Widely understood in Christian contexts.
Lent is not widely observed in Japan, as Christianity is a minority religion. When discussing Lent, it may be helpful to briefly explain the concept unless the listener is familiar with Christian traditions.
レントの期間中は肉を食べない人もいます。
Some people don't eat meat during Lent.
A more formal or liturgical term for Lent, literally 'forty-day season'. Used in some Christian denominations.
Lent is the 40 days before Easter.
Literally 'passion season', a less common term focusing on the suffering of Christ. Used in some Protestant traditions.
Special services are held during Lent.