Jisho

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Noun
1. ChristUsually written using kana alone, From Portuguese “Cristo”
Wikipedia definition
2. ChristChrist is a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ), the Messiah, and is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. Followers of Jesus became known as Christians because they believed Jesus to be the messiah (Christos) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible – therefore they often call him Jesus Christ, meaning Jesus the Christos.
Read “Christ” on English Wikipedia
Read “キリスト” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Christ” on DBpedia
Other forms
基督 【クリスト】
Notes
基督: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form. 基督: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.

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