イエス

イエス

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English yes.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) イエ​ス [ìéꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ie̞sɨᵝ]

Interjection

イエス • (iesu) 

1. yes (that is so)
2. yes (I accept that)

Synonyms

• (that is so): はい (hai), そう (sō), その通(とお)り (sono tōri)
• (I accept that): はい (hai)

Derived terms

• イエスマン (iesu man, “yes man”)

Noun

イエス • (iesu) 

1. yes

Antonyms

• ノー (nō)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin Iēsus.[3][4] Appears from around the Meiji period, superseding older ゼス (Zesu) and ゼズス (Zezusu).

Alternative forms

• イエズス (Iezusu)
• 耶(や)蘇(そ) (Yaso)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) イエ​ス [ìéꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[5]
• (Tokyo) イ​エス [íꜜèsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[5]
• IPA^(key): [ie̞sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

イエス • (Iesu) 

1. Jesus
   • 2008 July 16 [Jan 23 2008], Nakamura, Hikaru, “その５(ご)　Oh(オー) my(マイ) ホビー [Chapter 5: Oh my hobby]”, in 聖(セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint Young Men], volume 1 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Kodansha:

     ……あっ　その前(まえ)にそ(・)れ(・)なんとかして隠(かく)して　イエス！福(ふく)引(び)きでもらった仏(ふつ)像(ぞう)……変(へん)な宗(しゅう)教(きょう)団(だん)体(たい)か強(きょう)烈(れつ)なナルシストだと思(おも)われるから‼

     …A'! Sono mae ni SORE nan toka shite kakushite, Iesu! Fukubiki de moratta Futsuzō… Hen na shūkyō dantai ka kyōretsu na narushisuto da to omowareru kara!!

     …Oh! We gotta hide THAT thing first, Jesus! The Buddha statue I won from that raffle… I don’t want her to think I’m some sorta freaky denomination member or enthusiastic narcissist!!

Derived terms

• イエス・キリスト (Iesu Kirisuto, “Jesus Christ”)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
4. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN