How to say "amen" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- interjectionCovers 'amen' as the closing exclamation of a prayer, mainly in Christian contexts. Spoken aloud at the end of a prayer or to express agreement with one.
- 南無なむconjunction, interjectionCan translate 'amen', but it also means 'hail' and is really the Buddhist devotional invocation word, as in prayers chanted to a buddha. For the ordinary exclamation, アーメン is the safer choice.
Use 「アーメン」 for the religious exclamation 'amen'; 南無 likewise echoes 'amen' but also renders 'hail' in Buddhist invocations, so it is chiefly the Buddhist devotional word.
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