イエス

also: エス · イエースース

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Proper-name use for Jesus Christ, usually written in katakana. イエス alone is common in religious and historical contexts; イエス・キリスト is the fuller explicit form.

from Latin Iesus

イエスは弟で子したちにたとえ話ばなしで教おしえた。
Jesus taught his disciples through parables.
教きょう会かいの絵えにはイエスの生しょう涯がいが描えがかれている。
The church paintings depict the life of Jesus.

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Expressions

イエスかノーかyes or no; all or nothing

Related words

イエス・キリスト
イエス・キリスト is the fuller, explicit form combining the name and title, while イエス alone is the shorter form used when context already makes clear who is meant.
キリストN1
イエス is the personal name of Jesus, while キリスト is the title "Christ," often used together as イエス・キリスト.

Opposites

ノーN3
イエス means 'yes' while ノー means 'no'; both are English-derived katakana words used the same way in casual or slogan-like Japanese.

Don't confuse with

キリストN1
キリスト is the title 'Christ' or 'Messiah', while イエス is the personal name Jesus, so the two are often combined as イエス・キリスト but are not strictly interchangeable.

Word family

イエスマン
yes-man

Written forms

イエスUsage93%
Standard katakana spelling for Jesus; this is the prioritized form.
エスUsage7%
Rare attested variant for Jesus; イエス is the normal modern form.
イエースース
irregular kana usage
Rare attested variant; this form has irregular kana usage.

Etymology

Latin Iesus is listed as the loan source. Japanese writes the name in katakana; the exact historical route into Japanese is not specified here.