使徒

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Chinese

to make; to cause; to enable
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
 
apprentice; disciple
simp. and trad.
(使徒)
使

Pronunciation


Noun

使徒

  1. (Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy) apostle

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (使徒):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
使

Grade: 3

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

使()() (shito

  1. apostle

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 使徒Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term
使

Noun

使徒 (sado) (hangeul 사도)

  1. hanja form? of 사도 (apostle)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
使

Noun

使徒

  1. chữ Hán form of sứ đồ (apostle)