noun
Refers to the Eastern Orthodox Church as a whole, using the Japanese term ハリストス (Christ) derived from Russian Христос.
See also: ハリストス
ハリストス正教会は、東方正教会の日本における名称の一つです。
Harisutosu Seikyōkai is one of the names for the Eastern Orthodox Church in Japan.
noun
Japan Orthodox Church
Specifically denotes the autonomous Japanese branch of the Eastern Orthodox Church, often associated with the Orthodox Church in Japan under the Moscow Patriarchate.
日本ハリストス正教会は、東京に本部を置いています。
The Japan Orthodox Church has its headquarters in Tokyo.
Refers specifically to the Greek Orthodox Church, a different national church within Eastern Orthodoxy.
ハリストス is a Japanese transliteration of the Russian word Христос (Christ), reflecting the Russian Orthodox mission to Japan. 正教会 means 'Orthodox Church'.