Chinese

Noun

福音

1. good news
2. (Christianity) gospel

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) ふくいん [fùkúíń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝkɯᵝĩɴ]

Noun

福音 ‎(hiragana ふくいん, romaji 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

• 伝道師 (でんどうし) ‎(dendōshi): missionary, evangelist

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Noun

福音 • ‎(bogeum) ‎(hangeul 복음)

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

Vietnamese

Noun

福音

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