救世主(きゅうせいしゅ)

きゅうせいしゅ
noun
savior; messiah
person
1. savior; messiah
One who rescues people from a desperate situation; in a religious sense, the Messiah.
彼(かれ)はチームの救世主(きゅうせいしゅ)だ。
He's the team's savior.
新(あたら)しい治療法(ちりょうほう)が患者(かんじゃ)の救世主(きゅうせいしゅ)となった。
The new treatment became a savior for patients.
経営難(けいえいなん)の会社(かいしゃ)にとって、その投資家(とうしか)はまさに救世主(きゅうせいしゅ)だった。
For the struggling company, that investor was nothing short of a savior.

In religious contexts refers to the Messiah, especially Jesus Christ in Christianity. In everyday use, applied to a person or thing that rescues a desperate situation, often in sports or business.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 助(たす)け舟(ぶね): a helping hand — timely help, but not personified as a hero
  • ヒーロー: hero — emphasizes heroism rather than rescue from a crisis

Related Words

Compare: ヒーロー (hero)
Related: 救(すく)う (to save, to rescue)
Compare: 命(いのち)の恩人(おんじん) (lifesaver)
Compare: キリスト (Christ)
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Added 2026.5.19 12:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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