耶蘇会

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耶 蘇 会
や
Jinmeiyō 		そ
Jinmeiyō 		かい
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
耶蘇會 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

耶蘇(やそ) (Yaso, “Jesus”) + 会(かい) (-kai, “association; order; society”), from Chinese 耶穌會 / 耶稣会 (Yēsūhuì)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やそかい [yàsóꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠so̞ka̠i]

Proper noun

耶(や)蘇(そ)会(かい) • (Yasokai) 

  1. alternative form of イエズス会 (Iezusu-kai, “Society of Jesus”)
    耶(や)蘇(そ)会(かい)士(し)
    Yasokaishi
    a Jesuit

References

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