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救世主 (きゅうせいしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

救きゅう世せい主しゅ

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Meanings

1

saviour; messiah

General term for a person who saves others from difficulty or danger; can be used figuratively.

彼かれはチームの救きゅう世せい主しゅと呼よばれている。
He is called the saviour of the team.

2

Messiah; Jesus Christ

Christianity›

Specifically refers to the Messiah in Christianity; often capitalized in English.

キリスト教きょうでは、イエスが救きゅう世せい主しゅとされている。
In Christianity, Jesus is considered the Messiah.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が救きゅう世せい主しゅになるfor someone to become a savior (in a figurative sense)
新あたらしい選せん手しゅがチームの救きゅう世せい主しゅになった。
The new player became the team's savior.
救きゅう世せい主しゅが現あらわれるfor a savior to appear
危き機きの中なか、救きゅう世せい主しゅが現あらわれた。
In the midst of the crisis, a savior appeared.
〈人ひと〉を救きゅう世せい主しゅと呼よぶto call someone a savior
ファンは彼かれを救きゅう世せい主しゅと呼よんだ。
The fans called him a savior.

Kanji

救salvation, save, help
世generation, world, society
主lord, chief, master

Related words

救すくい主ぬし sense 1
救い主 is a more everyday word for a rescuer, while 救世主 sounds grander and often carries religious or dramatic overtones.
メシア sense 2
メシア is the direct Japanese loanword for the Christian Messiah, whereas 救世主 is the native Sino-Japanese term used both for Christ and figuratively for any rescuer.
キリストN1
救世主 is the general term "savior/messiah" and can be used of figures beyond Christianity, whereas キリスト specifically names Jesus Christ.
恩おん人じんN1
救世主 is a hyperbolic, almost heroic term for a rescuer, while 恩人 is the everyday word for someone who did one a lasting kindness.

Built from

救きゅう世せい+主しゅ

Etymology

From 救世 (kyūsei, 'salvation of the world') + 主 (shu, 'lord, master'). The term is used in both secular and Christian contexts.