Glossary Term
Risk: Medium- Approved rendering
- 預言者
- Transliteration
- yogensha
- Rejected alternatives
- 予言者, 占い師
Prophet
IMPORTANT: 預言者 (‘one who deposits/entrusts words,’ prophet) is a homophone of 予言者 (‘one who predicts,’ a fortune-teller), differing only in the kanji 預 vs. 予 — a purely orthographic risk unique to Japanese, since spoken teaching, furigana-less text, or IME auto-conversion can silently swap the wrong kanji. Always verify the 預 kanji is used, and distinguish clearly from 占い師 (fortune-teller).