サマリア人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人
ひと > びと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
人
じん
Grade: 1
kan'on

Etymology

サマリア (Samaria, “Samaria”) + 人(じん) (-jin, “person”) or サマリア (Samaria, “Samaria”) + 人(ひと) (hito, “person”). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Noun

サマリア人(じん) or サマリア人(びと) • (Samaria-jin or Samaria-bito) 

  1. (biblical) a Samaritan (a native or inhabitant of Samaria)
    よきサマリア人(びと) ― Yoki Samaria-bito ― the Good Samaritan

See also

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