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イルマン Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
brother ; lay brother
archaic usually written using kana alone
Archaic term from early Japanese Christianity, borrowed from Portuguese 'irmão'. Refers to a non-ordained member of a Christian religious order.
from Portuguese irmão
Written forms イルマン Usage 100%
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword; usually written in kana.
入いる 満まん
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling used historically; not in modern use.
伊い 留る 満まん
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling used historically; not in modern use.
由婁漫いるまん
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
かい
で
どのような
役やく
割わり
を
果は
たし
た
か
が
記しる
さ
れ
て
いる
。
This document records what roles the lay brothers played in the church.
Ateji spelling used historically; not in modern use.
Kanji 漫 cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained Similar words 修しゅう 道どう 士し Modern general term for a monk or friar; イルマン is a historical term specific to early Japanese Christianity.
ブラザー Modern loanword from English 'brother', used in Christian contexts but without the historical early-modern nuance of イルマン.
Etymology Borrowed from Portuguese 'irmão' (brother) during the 16th–17th century Christian mission period in Japan. The ateji spellings 入満, 伊留満, and 由婁漫 are phonetic approximations.
