How to say "salvation" in Japanese

• 救世きゅうせいCommon
  nounCovers salvation in the sense of saving the world, especially in religious or doctrinal contexts. It is not the ordinary word for being personally saved or comforted.
• 救いすくいJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers salvation in the everyday sense: being saved from trouble, or something that is a source of solace and comfort. This is the usual word a learner wants for 'salvation' in personal contexts.

Use 「救い」 for personal salvation, comfort, or something that saves you in everyday contexts, and 救世 only for the grander sense of saving the world, as in religious discourse.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 救世きゅうせいsalvation (of the world)
• 救済くさいsalvation (from suffering based on Buddha's teachings)
• 済度さいどredemption
• 救いすくいsalvation
• 救済きゅうさい(religious) salvation