Japanese

Interjection

イエス ‎(romaji 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)

Noun

イエス ‎(romaji iesu)

1. yes

Antonyms

• ノー ‎(nō)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin Iēsus,^[3][4] from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς ‎(Iēsoûs), from Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ ‎(yeshúa').

Proper noun

イエス ‎(romaji Iesu)

1. Jesus

Derived terms

• イエス・キリスト ‎(Iesu Kirisuto): Jesus Christ

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
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 4000801112