also: ヤソきょう
Archaic or dated term for Christianity, using the old Chinese-derived name for Jesus (耶蘇). In modern Japanese, キリスト教 is the standard word. This form may appear in historical texts or in anti-Christian polemics from the Edo/Meiji periods.
See also: キリスト教
The notation '耶蘇教' can be seen in documents from the Edo period.
'耶蘇教' is one of the old names for Christianity.
Historical kanji spelling using ateji for Jesus (耶蘇). Rarely used in modern Japanese; the standard term is キリスト教.
Mixed katakana-kanji spelling. Also rare; キリスト教 is the normal modern term.
From Chinese 耶蘇 (Yēsū, 'Jesus') + 教 ('teaching, religion'). 耶蘇 is an old phonetic rendering of 'Jesus' used in early Chinese Christian texts and adopted into Japanese. The term is now obsolete, replaced by キリスト教.