デウス
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese Deus. First cited to a work from 1598.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- [from 1598] (Christianity) God, the Creator
Usage notes[edit]
デウス (deusu) was formerly the standard word for the Christian God in Japanese, in order to distinguish it from the Shintoist kami. However, this was gradually replaced by 神 (kami) in common usage.
References[edit]
- ^ “デウス”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN