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新約 (しんやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

新しん約やく

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Meanings

1

noun

new contract; new agreement

General term for a newly made contract or agreement, used in business and legal contexts.

来らい月げつから新しん約やくの条じょう件けんが適てき用ようされます。
The terms of the new contract will apply from next month.

2

noun

abbreviationChristianity

Abbreviation of 新約聖書 (しんやくせいしょ), used in Christian contexts.

Kanji

新new
約promise, approximately, shrink

Similar words

旧きゅう約やく
旧約 means 'old contract' or 'Old Testament', contrasting with 新約.
新しん約やく聖せい書しょ
Full form of the abbreviation 新約 for the New Testament.

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) and 約 (contract, covenant). The Christian sense is a calque from Western languages via Chinese.

See also: 新約聖書

新しん約やくにはイエスの教おしえが記しるされています。
The New Testament records the teachings of Jesus.