福音

Chinese

 
good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev); surname
 sound; noise; news
simp. and trad.
(福音)		 福 音

Pronunciation

Noun

福音

  1. good news
  2. (Christianity) gospel

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
福 音
ふく
Grade: 3		 いん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 福音 (pjuwk ʔim, literally “happiness + sound”).

Pronunciation

Noun

福音 (hiragana ふくいん, rōmaji fukuin)

  1. gospel, good news
    まだ生 (い)きていると言 (い)うのは正 (まさ)に福音 (ふくいん)だったのよ。
    Mada ikite iru to iu no wa masa ni fukuin datta no yo.
    It was truly good news to hear that she's still alive.
  2. (religion, Christianity) the Gospel, good news (the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful)

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
福音

Noun

福音 • (bogeum) (hangeul 복음)

  1. Hanja form? of 복음 (“gospel, good news”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
福音

Noun

福音

  1. Hán tự form of phúc âm, “gospel, good news”
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