アンジョ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
補説
安所
安女
安如

Etymology

    Borrowed from Portuguese anjo.[1][2] Doublet of エンジェル (enjeru).

    First cited to a work from 1599.[3]

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ンジョ [áꜜǹjò] (Atamadaka – [1])
    • IPA(key): [ã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

    Noun

    アンジョ • (anjo

    1. (Christianity, obsolete) [from 1599] an angel.

    Synonyms

    References

    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    3. ^ アンジョ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006